Complaint #202200001,
December 18, 2021

Officer: Hernandez, Kevin
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Questioned immigration status
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Hernandez, Kevin
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Hernandez, Kevin
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Hernandez, Kevin
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Obstructed Shield Number
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Granados, Melissa
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Hernandez, Kevin Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Questioned immigration status Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
Hernandez, Kevin Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
Hernandez, Kevin Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
Hernandez, Kevin Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Obstructed Shield Number Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
Granados, Melissa Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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.


Summary

On December 18, 2021, at approximately 5:49 p.m., [redacted] went to his former place of employment, [redacted] in Brooklyn, to pick up his paycheck. [redacted] spoke with [redacted] an employee at the pizzeria, who told him to wait outside. Four officers responded to the location. PO Kevin Hernandez of the 77th Precinct allegedly asked [redacted] "Are you illegal, citizenship?" (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) then requested PO Hernandez's name and shield number and PO Hernandez allegedly placed his hand over his shield and stated that he would not show anything (Allegations B-D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). An unidentified officer then allegedly asked [redacted] "Are you fucking stupid?" (Allegation E: Discourtesy, [redacted]). An additional unidentified officer then allegedly stated, "Get the fuck out of here" (Allegation F: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Melissa Granados of the 77th Precinct allegedly added "Get out of here, if not you will be arrested" (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
IAB conducted a concurrent investigation into the alleged questioning of [redacted] immigration status and closed the case with a finding of Unsubstantiated (Board Review 20). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 18, 2021
Received: December 30, 2021
Closed: February 21, 2023

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Public space/building
In NYPD 77th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Jonathan Cotter, Gerber Lizardo, Matthew Ondrejack, John Polacsek, Zaid Riaz
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected