Complaint #202006753,
September 19, 2020

Summary

On September 19, 2020, at approximately 11:30 p.m., D [redacted] drove Mr. [redacted]'s Dodge Grand Caravan in the vicinity of Avenue D and East 48th Street in Brooklyn. Q [redacted] sat in the front seat, whereas A [redacted] and S [redacted] sat in the backseat. Officers from the Criminal Intelligence Section attempted to pull over the minivan, but Mr. [redacted] sped away from them. After stopping the vehicle, Police Officer [redacted] pointed his gun at Mr. [redacted] (Allegation A, Force: Gun Pointed, Exonerated). Police Officer A [redacted] pointed his gun at Ms. [redacted] (Allegation B, Force: Gun Pointed, Exonerated). Both Police Officers Joseph Bautista and K [redacted] pointed their guns at Ms. [redacted] and Mr. [redacted] (Allegations C, D, E, and F, Force: Gun Pointed, Exonerated). While attempting to remove Mr. [redacted] from the car, PO [redacted] told Mr. [redacted] to "Get on the fucking ground," said "I don't give a fuck who you are," and "Get the fuck out" (Allegation G, Discourtesy: Word, Exonerated). PO [redacted] pulled Mr. [redacted]'s arms and torso to try to pull him out of the driver's window and grabbed the front of Mr. [redacted]' neck (Allegation H, Force: Physical Force, Substantiated)(Allegation I, Force: Chokehold, Substantiated). Police Officer N [redacted] pulled Mr. [redacted] out of the vehicle via the passenger side door by grabbing his arm and hoodie (Allegation J, Force: Physical Force, Exonerated). PO [redacted] frisked Ms. [redacted] (Allegation K, Abuse of Authority: Frisk, Exonerated). PO A [redacted] frisked and searched Mr. [redacted] (Allegation L, Abuse of Authority: Frisk, Exonerated)(Allegation M, Abuse of Authority: Search (of person), Unsubstantiated). PO Bautista frisked and searched Ms. [redacted] (Allegation N, Abuse of Authority: Frisk, Exonerated)(Allegation O, Abuse of Authority: Search (of person), Unsubstantiated). Sergeant D [redacted] removed Ms. [redacted]'s coat and bag from the minivan and then searched the items (Allegation P, Abuse of Authority:... Read report for details.