Complaint #202304981,
May 31, 2023

Officer: Ahmemulic, Haris
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Chau, Alan
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Chavez, Arturo
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Chavez, Arturo
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Chau, Alan
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Figueroavelez, Boris
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Ahmemulic, Haris
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Ahmemulic, Haris
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ahmemulic, Haris Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Chau, Alan Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Force: Pepper spray Within NYPD Guidelines
Chavez, Arturo Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Force: Chokehold Unable to Determine
Chavez, Arturo Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Force: Restricted Breathing Unable to Determine
Chau, Alan Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Within NYPD Guidelines
Figueroavelez, Boris Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Within NYPD Guidelines
Ahmemulic, Haris Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Ahmemulic, Haris Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

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.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Ahmemulic, Haris
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Details

Incident: May 31, 2023
Received: June 3, 2023
Closed: November 12, 2024
Last Updated: December 25, 2024

Reason for contact: Aided case
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 79th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Armin Becirovic, David Kapelanski, Maricel Mieles, Ashley Thelusmond, Aleksandar Todoroski, Dayna Torres
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected