Complaint #202003306,
May 2, 2020

Summary

On May 2, 2020 at about 9:30p.m. [redacted] arrived at his home at [redacted] in Brooklyn and parked outside across the street. PO Michael Cefarello and PO Nicole Fox of the 60th PCT were stationed at a fixed post at the location, with their vehicle parked on the sidewalk and a reserved section of the street parking in front of it demarcated with cones. While parking, [redacted] knocked over one of these police cones with his vehicle, and he and the officers got into a dispute about the cone. During this dispute, PO Fox alleged told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up" and called him a "nigger" (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted] Allegation B: Offensive language, [redacted] Allegation C: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Fox requested [redacted] ID and he refused, instead locking himself in his vehicle until a supervisor arrived. PO Fox radioed for additional units and Sgt. John Christie, PO Christina D'Agostino, PO James Robinson, PO Shannon Fahy, PO Matthew James, PO Thomas Petronis, Lt. Michael Desposito, Lt. Timothy Brovakos, and PO Mubbashar Zahid arrived. With more officers on scene, [redacted] exited the vehicle. Officers handcuffed him, twisting his arms past normal flexibility while doing so (Allegation D: Force, [redacted]). PO Robinson allegedly pressed a Taser to [redacted] back (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
Officers transported [redacted] to the 60th PCT stationhouse, where PO Fox issued him six summonses (Allegation F: Abuse of authority, [redacted]). Officers under Lt. Brovakos' supervision removed [redacted] vehicle to the stationhouse where they searched it (Allegation G: Abuse of authority, [redacted] Allegation H: Abuse of authority; [redacted]). Officers allegedly damaged perfume bottles [redacted] had in his vehicle during this search (Allegation I: Abuse of authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.