Complaint #202006195,
August 13, 2020

Officer: Roller, Jason
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Pace, Anthony
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Pace, Anthony
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Roller, Jason White Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Pace, Anthony White Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Pace, Anthony White Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name 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

Pace, Anthony
Previously Adjudicated
Closed Administratively (Instructions)

Summary

On August 13, 2020, at approximately 4:00 a.m., in the vicinity of 56th Street and 4th Avenue in Brooklyn, [redacted] parked his vehicle and went to a store to buy a pack of cigarettes. When he returned to his vehicle, [redacted] saw PO Pace, of the 72nd Precinct, searching his vehicle (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Vehicle search, [redacted]). [redacted] then asked PO Pace and PO Migdal, also of the 72nd Precinct, for their names and they did not respond (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to provide name, [redacted]). PO Roller, also of the 72nd Precinct, was also on scene and asked [redacted] for his ID in order to issue him a summons. PO Roller said to [redacted], "If you don't provide your ID, you will be taken down to the precinct in order to verify your identity" (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority – Threat of arrest, [redacted]). Additional officers from the 72nd Precinct responded to the scene, including PO Hernandezcarpio, PO Lagrutta, PO Mcintosh, and Sgt. Mui. [redacted] eventually provided his ID and PO Roller issued him two summonses, [redacted] and [redacted] for leaving his vehicle running while unattended and another for double parking. No arrest was made. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 13, 2020
Received: September 14, 2020
Closed: February 28, 2022

Reason for contact: Parking violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 72nd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Parking summons issued

Witness Officers: James Buckley, Ismael Hernandezcarpio, Anthony Lagrutta, Derrick Mcintosh, Michael Migdal, Nicholas Mui
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected