Complaint #201911043,
August 20, 2019

Officer: Borrero, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Borrero, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Borrero, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Borrero, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Borrero, Joseph
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Borrero, Joseph Black Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Borrero, Joseph Black Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Borrero, Joseph Black Male, 26 Offensive Language: Gender Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Borrero, Joseph Black Male, 26 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Borrero, Joseph Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Unsubstantiated

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.
'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

Borrero, Joseph
Formalized Training

Summary

At approximately 5:10 p.m. on August 20th, 2019, at [redacted] in Brooklyn, after an argument between [redacted] and his sister, [redacted] in which [redacted] threatened to break [redacted]'s phone, [redacted] called 911. Police Officer Joseph Borrero and Police Officer Juan Cifuentes of the 60th Precinct responded. When the officers arrived, [redacted], [redacted]'s friend, [redacted] and and [redacted]'s mother, [redacted] were also present in the apartment. [redacted] let the two officers inside the apartment, and Police Officer Joseph Borrero spoke to [redacted] about the dispute with her brother and prepared a Domestic Incident Report (DIR) (Board Review 01). After preparing the DIR, Police Officer Borrero and [redacted] had a verbal exchange, in which Police Officer Borrero allegedly told [redacted] "You're lucky that I'm not arresting you right now" and "You're lucky you're not going to jail right now" (Allegation A – Abuse of Authority: Threat of Arrest - [redacted]). Police Officer Borrero allegedly said to [redacted] "If I catch you outside, I'ma slam your bitch ass on your neck" (Allegation B – Abuse of Authority: Threat of Force - [redacted]) (Allegation C – Offensive Language: Gender-[redacted]) (Allegation D – Discourtesy: Word-[redacted]).
[redacted] told Police Officer Borrero to leave the apartment, at which point Police Officer Borrero allegedly turned around, walked back towards [redacted] and said, "Suck my dick" (within Allegation D). Police Officer Borrero allegedly remained in the apartment for approximately five minutes after [redacted] asked him to leave. After leaving the apartment Police Officer Borrero allegedly tried to put his foot back in the door as he was speaking to [redacted] but [redacted] was able to shut the door (Allegation E – Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises-[redacted]). [redacted] was not arrested or issued any summonses as a result of this incident. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 20, 2019
Received: December 30, 2019
Closed: January 19, 2021

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 60th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Juan Cifuentes
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected