| Officer: | Haran, Michael |
|---|---|
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Person Searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline) |
| Officer: | Haran, Michael |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Detention |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Haran, Michael |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other - Abuse |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline) |
| Officer: | Gordon, Jeffrey |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other - Abuse |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline) |
| Officer: | Lehr, Kenneth |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other - Abuse |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline) |
| Officer: | Murphy, Timothy |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other - Abuse |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline) |
| Officer: | Haran, Michael |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Nasty Words |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline) |
| Officer: | Murphy, Timothy |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Nasty Words |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haran, Michael | Abuse of Authority: Person Searched | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | |
| Haran, Michael | Abuse of Authority: Detention | Exonerated | |
| Haran, Michael | Abuse of Authority: Other - Abuse | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | |
| Gordon, Jeffrey | Abuse of Authority: Other - Abuse | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | |
| Lehr, Kenneth | Abuse of Authority: Other - Abuse | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | |
| Murphy, Timothy | Abuse of Authority: Other - Abuse | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | |
| Haran, Michael | Discourtesy: Nasty Words | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | |
| Murphy, Timothy | Discourtesy: Nasty Words | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
On January 20, 1997, the four boys listed as witnesses were planning to play basketball at Madison High School, which was closed for the Martin Luther King Holiday. One of the boys was noticed by four anti-crime officers from the sixty-first precinct (the officers listed as subjects above). The three officers state that the boy was looking down driveways, while Sgt. Haran maintains that he was "acting in a suspicious manner" but does not elaborate except to say he was "looking around as though he was looking for the police or something." (See enclosure 16D) the boy being followed met up with his three friends and, still under the observation of the anti-crime officers, they checked that the school was locked; one boy peered into the window of the school and another tugged on the gate. As the boys walked away, Sgt. Haran spoke from the car, either calling the boys over or asking them where they were going. The boys did not respond, two of them apparently walking away from the car, and the sergeant spoke again, this time, according to three of the boys, calling them "jerkoffs." (See enclosures 4B, 5B, and 10B). PO Jeffrey Gordon, driving the car, hit the siren for a moment; the four officers exited the car and questioned the boys. Though the series of events is unclear, each of the four boys was frisked by an officer; the boys told the officers they had come to the school to play basketball, and [redacted] voluntarily opened his plastic shopping bag, which had a basketball inside. The officers filled out UF-250s on the boys and returned to the precinct. Read report for details.