Complaint #201910361,
November 24, 2019

Officer: Pihlava, Mark
Complainant: Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Pihlava, Mark
Complainant: Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pihlava, Mark
Complainant: Male, 19
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Igityan, Garen
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Pihlava, Mark Male, 19 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Pihlava, Mark Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Pihlava, Mark Male, 19 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Igityan, Garen Male Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated

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.
'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 November 24, 2019 at approximately 12:48am Sergeant Garen Igityan, Police Officer Mark Pihlava, Police Officer Frank Arizmendicardona, and Police Officer Angela Pena of the 60th Precinct responded to a motor vehicle accident on the Belt Parkway at Cropsey Avenue in Brooklyn. [redacted] also responded to the scene upon notification that his friends were involved in the accident. At the accident scene, PO Pihlava spoke discourteously and used physical force against [redacted] (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted] (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). PO Pihlava also refused to provide his shield number to [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Igityan threatened to arrest [redacted] one of the accident victims (Allegations D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 24, 2019
Received: December 2, 2019
Closed: January 19, 2021

Reason for contact: Traffic accident
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 60th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Frank Arizmendicardona, Angela Penalizaola
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected