| Officer: | Espinal, John |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Espinal, John |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Espinal, John |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Question |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Espinal, John |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Espinal, John |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Espinal, John | Black Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Exonerated |
| Espinal, John | Black Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Espinal, John | Black Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Question | Exonerated |
| Espinal, John | Black Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card | Exonerated |
| Espinal, John | Black Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
Further details on conclusions.
On April 23, 2021, at approximately 10:40 p.m., [redacted] was driving in the vicinity of Mother Gaston Boulevard in Brooklyn with [redacted] and [redacted] in the car with him. Police Officer John Espinal, Police Officer Biko Harvey, and Sergeant Ricardo Lewis, all of PSA 2, stopped the car (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Espinal observed a full-sized NYPD Auxiliary police shield in the center console of the car and a mini-NYPD Auxiliary police shield in [redacted] wallet and questioned him about them (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Espinal ordered [redacted] to give him the full-sized shield and threatened to arrest him if he did not do so (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Espinal reached into the car and grabbed the shield (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] asked PO Espinal for a business card, and he said he did not have one and provided [redacted] with his name, shield number, and command (Allegation E, Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Read report for details.