Complaint #202003154,
May 8, 2020

Officer: Lovera, Abel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Elhaddad, Yasin
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Lovera, Abel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Elhaddad, Yasin
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lovera, Abel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lovera, Abel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Elhaddad, Yasin
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Angeron, Christian
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Angeron, Christian
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Obrien, Andrew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Obrien, Andrew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lovera, Abel Hispanic Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Elhaddad, Yasin Hispanic Male, 30-34 Offensive Language: Other Substantiated (Charges)
Lovera, Abel Hispanic Male, 30-34 Offensive Language: Other Substantiated (Charges)
Elhaddad, Yasin Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Lovera, Abel Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Lovera, Abel Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Elhaddad, Yasin Hispanic Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Angeron, Christian Hispanic Male, 30-34 Offensive Language: Other Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Angeron, Christian Hispanic Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Other Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Obrien, Andrew Hispanic Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Obrien, Andrew Hispanic Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word 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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Elhaddad, Yasin
Closed: Charges not served, July 26, 2023
APU Closed: Charges not served

Lovera, Abel
Closed: Charges not served, July 26, 2023
APU Closed: Charges not served

Obrien, Andrew
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On May 8, 2020, at approximately 7:30pm, [redacted] was walking on Broadway, between Kossuth Place and Kosciuszco Street in Brooklyn, when he was approached by Police Officer Abel Lovera and Sergeant Yasin Elhaddad of the 81st Precinct anti-crime unit. PO Lovera and Sgt. Elhaddad stopped [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority - [redacted] PO Lovera patted [redacted] down and reached into his pockets (Allegations B and C: Abuse of Authority - [redacted] While on scene, PO Lovera, Sgt. Elhaddad, and PO Christian Angeron wore patches depicting the logo of the "Punisher" comic book character (Allegations D and E: Discourtesy - [redacted] Allegation F: Discourtesy - [redacted] Allegations G and H: Offensive Language - [redacted] Allegation I: Offensive Language - [redacted] was handcuffed and placed in a police car and made a call on his cell phone. PO Andrew O'Brien, of the 81st Precinct told [redacted] "Get the fuck in the car bro, are you fucking kidding me? Give me the fucking phone." and told [redacted] when he asked why PO O'Brien needed his phone, "cause you're making phone calls and shit." (Allegation J: Discourtesy - [redacted] PO O'Brien also called [redacted] a "fucking asshole," and a "fucking prick" (Allegation K: Discourtesy-[redacted]) [redacted] was not summonsed or arrested. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 8, 2020
Received: May 9, 2020
Closed: April 21, 2022

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 83rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Gerson Abellard, Andrew Logatto, Christopher Murphy, Adeel Rana
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected