| Officer: | Colon, Carmelo |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | White Male, 35-39 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Colon, Carmelo |
| Complainant: | White Male, 35-39 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Question |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colon, Carmelo | White Male, 35-39 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Colon, Carmelo | White Male, 35-39 | Abuse of Authority: Question | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
Further details on conclusions.
On April 5, 2022, at approximately 9:52 PM, [redacted] entered the Union Square station on East 15th Street and Union Square East in Manhattan. Upon entering, [redacted] walked toward a set of turnstiles on the mezzanine level and scanned his phone over the One Metro New York (OMNY) system and entered past the turnstiles. [redacted] then walked a few steps before being stopped by Police Officer Carmelo Colon of Transit District 4 (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority- Stop, [redacted]). PO Colon questioned if [redacted] had "manipulated the turnstiles" (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority- Question, [redacted]). [redacted] explained that he paid his fare and showed PO Colon his previous OMNY charges. [redacted] took a step away from PO Colon and PO Colon then stepped in front of [redacted] and blocked him from walking forward (within Allegation A). PO Colon informed [redacted] that he would have to check the transit cameras and walked with [redacted] to the Transit District 2 stationhouse. After reviewing the transit footage, PO Colon informed [redacted] that the footage captured him paying his fare and informed him that he was free to leave.
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On May 16, 2022, the investigation received MTA transit video footage of the 15th Street and Union Square East subway station (Board Review 02, 06).
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