Complaint #200309070,
November 9, 2003

Officer: Lee, Christophe
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Force: Flashlight as club
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lee, Christophe
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lee, Christophe
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Insauto, Paul
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lee, Christophe Black Male, 28 Force: Flashlight as club Unsubstantiated
Lee, Christophe Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Lee, Christophe Black Male, 28 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Insauto, Paul Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated

Conclusion Meanings:

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

[redacted] filed a complaint at the 71st Precinct on November 9, 2003, alleging that on that date, officers, identified by investigation as Officer Christopher Lee and Officer Paul Insauto, stopped his vehicle (allegations A and B) at the intersection of Parkside Avenue and Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. The officers suspected that [redacted] was operating an unlicensed livery vehicle, or "dollar van." [redacted] claimed that, during the stop, Officer Lee spoke discourteously to him (allegation C), and that Officer Lee struck him on the head with a flashlight (allegation D) before [redacted] fled the scene in his vehicle. The case was initially assigned to Investigator Monica Potts and was reassigned to the undersigned investigator on December 6, 2004. An IAB investigation determined the allegations of discourtesy and force to be unsubstantiated (enc. 3). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 9, 2003
Received: November 13, 2003
Closed: January 26, 2005

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 71st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued