Complaint #202107381,
December 4, 2021

Officer: James, Marcus
Complainant: White Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Jovin, Vegnel
Complainant: White Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Garner, Reginald
Complainant: White Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Jamison, Jamal
Complainant: White Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: James, Marcus
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer: Jovin, Vegnel
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
James, Marcus White Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Jovin, Vegnel White Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Garner, Reginald White Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
Jamison, Jamal White Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
James, Marcus Untruthful Statement: False official statement Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other on August 5, 2023
Jovin, Vegnel Untruthful Statement: False official statement Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other on August 5, 2023

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalties

Jovin, Vegnel
Formalized Training

James, Marcus
Formalized Training

Summary

On December 4th, 2021, at approximately 1:30 AM, [redacted] approached PO Marcus James and PO Vegnel Jovin, of the 76th Precinct, who were sitting in a marked police vehicle on the corner of Bond Street and Douglass Street in Brooklyn. [redacted] requested shield numbers from the officers several times and they did not provide them (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Jamal Jamison and Sgt. Reginald Garner, also of the 76th Precinct, arrived in an unmarked vehicle and [redacted] requested their shield numbers, which they also allegedly did not provide (Allegations C and D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
On August 8, 2022, PO James provided false official statements to the CCRB (Allegation E, [redacted]). On August 10, 2022, PO Jovin provided false official statements to the CCRB (Allegation F: Untruthful Statement, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 4, 2021
Closed: April 12, 2023

Reason for contact: C/V requested info from officer
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 76th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected