Complaint #201908613,
September 28, 2019

Officer: Lurch, Loreal
Complainant: Black Male, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pezua, Cynthia
Complainant: Black Male, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Fernandez, Yaudy
Complainant: Black Male, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lurch, Loreal
Complainant: Black Male, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 60-64
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lurch, Loreal Black Male, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Pezua, Cynthia Black Male, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Exonerated
Fernandez, Yaudy Black Male, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated
Lurch, Loreal Black Male, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 60-64 Discourtesy: Action Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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.


Summary

On September 28, 2019, at approximately 8:00p.m., [redacted] contacted the 109th Precinct stationhouse via telephone for assistance. PO Loreal Lurch from the 109th Precinct answered the call. During the call, [redacted] asked PO Lurch for her shield number, which she refused to provide (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number, [redacted]). PO Lurch placed [redacted] on hold before [redacted] disconnected the call. [redacted] called back; someone picked up the phone but then disconnected it (Allegation B: Discourtesy: Action, [redacted]). [redacted] contacted the 109th Precinct stationhouse approximately seven times but did not receive any answer.
On September 29, 2019, at approximately 3:30p.m., inside the 109th Precinct stationhouse, [redacted] asked PO Lurch to speak to a captain and for her shield number. PO Lurch refused to provide him with the shield number (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide Shield Number, [redacted]). Approximately two hours later, [redacted] returned to the front desk of the 109th Precinct stationhouse and approach PO Cynthia Pezua and Sgt. Yaudy Fernandez from the 109th Precinct. [redacted] informed PO Pezua that he wished to file a complaint against PO Lurch. PO Pezua pointed at a poster for the CCRB and informed [redacted] that the complaint number was there. Neither PO Pezua nor Sgt. Fernandez completed a complaint form for [redacted] (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint, [redacted]) (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 28, 2019
Received: October 1, 2019
Closed: August 30, 2021

Reason for contact: C/V at PCT to file complaint of crime
Location: Other
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Roque Martinez, Jason Molloy