Complaint #200502796,
March 13, 2005

Officer: Insogna, Daniel
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Insogna, Daniel
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Insogna, Daniel
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Force: Handcuffs too tight
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Islam, Fakrul
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Worobey, Erik
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Worobey, Erik
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Insogna, Daniel Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Insogna, Daniel Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Exonerated
Insogna, Daniel Black Male, 33 Force: Handcuffs too tight Unfounded
Islam, Fakrul Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Exonerated
Worobey, Erik Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Exonerated
Worobey, Erik Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search 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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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

On March 13, 2005, at approximately 5:45 PM, [redacted] and [redacted] were finishing some construction work at [redacted] Brooklyn. A few of them were drinking some Guinness beer and [redacted] placed his beer in [redacted]'s vehicle as uniformed officers approached. Officers Daniel Insogna, Erik Worobey and Fakrul Islam stopped and questioned [redacted] about possessing an open container of alcohol (Allegations A, B and C). [redacted] refused to provide identification so PO Insogna placed him in handcuffs. [redacted] complained about the tightness of the handcuffs and alleged that PO Insogna responded by further tightening the handcuffs (Allegation D). PO Insogna searched [redacted] incident to his lawful arrest and obtained his identification. [redacted] then alleged that PO Insogna searched the vehicle for the bottle of Guinness (Allegation E). PO Islam issued [redacted] a summons for possessing an open container of alcohol and released him. Before the officers left, [redacted] requested the officers' names and shield numbers. PO Worobey and PO Islam provided their information. However, [redacted] alleged that PO Insogna refused to provide his information though it was requested of him many times (Allegation F). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 13, 2005
Received: March 15, 2005
Closed: May 31, 2006

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime