Complaint #200608014,
June 18, 2006

Officer: Abrams, Donald
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Mccready, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Abrams, Donald
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mccready, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Abrams, Donald
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Abrams, Donald Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Charges)
Mccready, Michael Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Abrams, Donald Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Exonerated
Mccready, Michael Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Charges)
Abrams, Donald Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated

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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalties

Abrams, Donald
Instructions

Mccready, Michael
Instructions

Summary

On June 18, 2006 around midnight [redacted] was looking for a parking spot on East 223rd Street, in the vicinity of White Plains Road. [redacted] was wearing jeans and a t-shirt. Driving a black 1996 Nissan Maxima, [redacted] left a party on 229th Street between Barnes Ave. and Bronxwood Ave. before driving to 223rd Street. [redacted]s cousin, who resides on 223rd Street, was on vacation in South Carolina and [redacted] was going to pick up his cousin's mail. Shortly after pulling into a parking spot that he found about 10 feet away from his cousin's house, [redacted] attempted to call his cousin to inform him that he was about to pick up his mail. About three to five minutes after [redacted] had been sitting in his parked car attempting to call his cousin, a black Impala drove toward [redacted]. [redacted] said that 223rd Street is a residential one-way street and that the black Impala was driving toward him in the wrong direction. [redacted] was parked in the direction of which traffic flows on 223rd Street.
The black Impala pulled up on the side of [redacted]s car and Sgt. Donald Abrams, PO Michael McCready and PO Levar Stockton exited the vehicle. All three officers were identified by the investigation. PO McCready, who stood near the driver's side window, asked [redacted] what he was doing on 223rd Street. [redacted] asked PO McCready, "Who are you?" [redacted] did not recall if he determined that PO McCready was a police officer from PO McCready flashing his badge or telling [redacted] he was police officer. After [redacted] found out PO McCready was a police officer, he asked for PO McCready's name and badge number. PO McCready replied, "You don't want a problem. You don't want to make this out into a bigger problem than it already is."
PO McCready then asked [redacted] for his driver's license and vehicle registration. [redacted] removed his wallet from the back right pocket of his pants and began to look for his driver's license and registration. After [redacted] had been looking through his wallet... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 18, 2006
Closed: November 9, 2006

Reason for contact: Report-gun possession/shots fired
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 47th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Levar Stockton, Abraham Villavizar