Complaint #200200119,
November 6, 2001

Summary

On November 6, 2001, at approximately 10:30 PM, [redacted] was driving westbound on Jamaica Avenue in a black 1997 Toyota Camry with tinted windows, with two of his friends, who had robbed a taxi cab driver at gunpoint earlier in the night. At the same time on Jamaica Avenue, 102nd Precinct Police Officer Edward Kraemer was driving an unmarked Chevrolet Lumina (RMP #[redacted]) with Sergeant Patrick Abdul and Officer Vincent Hoosack as passengers. [redacted] made a right turn onto 90th Street right in front of the Lumina, and subsequently ran a stop sign at the corner of 90th Street and 88th Avenue. After observing this, Officer Kraemer pulled over [redacted] a few car lengths away from the intersection, and all three officers approached the Toyota. Several requests were made for [redacted] and the passengers of the car to roll down their windows, and, because of this defiance, Sergeant Abdul opened the front passenger's door. Upon doing so, he noticed the handle of a .38 caliber revolver in the side compartment and yelled out "gun!" At this point, all three officers drew their firearms and took each occupant out of the car. The three occupants were handcuffed and secured while Sergeant Abdul searched the front passenger side, Officer Kraemer searched the driver's side, and Officer Hoosack searched the rear passenger side of the car. Back-up police officers arrived shortly thereafter, along with the victim of the armed robbery that occurred earlier in the night. The three occupants were lined up underneath the street lamp at the corner of 90th Street and 88th Avenue, and two were identified as having committed armed robbery earlier in the evening. All three individuals were then taken to the 102nd Precinct. [redacted] Read report for details.