Complaint #201908463,
September 18, 2019

Officer: Mccarthy, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mccarthy, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lopez, Christian
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lopez, Christian
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lopez, Christian
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Lopez, Christian
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Mccarthy, Kevin Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Mccarthy, Kevin Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Lopez, Christian Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Lopez, Christian Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Lopez, Christian Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Lopez, Christian Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Lopez, Christian
Formalized Training
Closed: Resolved by plea, November 13, 2023
APU Formalized Training
Formalized Training

Summary

On September 18, 2019, at approximately 8:00 p.m., in the vicinity of 254 Kingston Avenue in Brooklyn, [redacted] was stopped by Sgt. Kevin McCarthy and PO Christian Lopez of the 77th Precinct (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority – Stop, [redacted]). PO Malcolm Brissettortiz, PO Matthew Fagan, PO Taylor Marino, PO Ariel Vargas, and Lieutenant Eric Delman of the 77th Precinct arrived immediately after and witnessed the interaction. Under Sgt. McCarthy's supervision, PO Lopez frisked [redacted] (Allegations C and D: Abuse of Authority – Frisk, [redacted]). After the frisk, PO Lopez looked inside of the black plastic bag that [redacted] was carrying and searched his pockets (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority – Search of person, [redacted]). After Sgt. McCarthy and PO Lopez let [redacted] go, Sgt. McCarthy offered [redacted] a business card and PO Lopez did not (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority – Failure to provide RTKA card, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 18, 2019
Received: September 25, 2019
Closed: June 22, 2021

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 77th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Malcolm Brissettortiz, Eric Delman, Matthew Fagan, Taylor Marino, Ariel Vargas
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected