Complaint #200609676,
July 24, 2006

Officer: Danziger, Malcolm
Complainant: White Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Metsopulos, Joseph
Complainant: White Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Metsopulos, Joseph
Complainant: White Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Burdick, Michael
Complainant: White Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Memoly, Joseph
Complainant: White Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Danziger, Malcolm White Male Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Metsopulos, Joseph White Male Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Metsopulos, Joseph White Male Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Burdick, Michael White Male Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Memoly, Joseph White Male Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Unknown Officer White Male Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Unknown Officer White Male Abuse of Authority: Frisk 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] is [redacted] s father. [redacted] is [redacted] s brother. On July 24, 2006, [redacted] had all gone to a Met's game. After the game, [redacted] and [redacted] drove to Staten Island to take [redacted] home. The men decided to make a brief stop at the Talk of the Town Bar near Giffords Lane and Amboy Road before heading to [redacted] s home. Near 11:55pm, [redacted] began to feel heartburn. [redacted] had a zip-locked bag of Tums in the trunk of the car. [redacted] went outside to take some of the Tums tablets. [redacted] and [redacted] did not go outside with [redacted]. From what [redacted] later told [redacted] as [redacted] walked from his car back to the bar, he saw four men staring at him from a vehicle. One of the men yelled, "Come here," and [redacted] then ran into the bar (Allegations A through D). [redacted] witnessed [redacted] run into the bar and fall on the floor. Officers pulled [redacted] outside. [redacted] stated that all of the officers were young white males. He could only describe two of the officers. One of the officers was a "tough-looking" white male who was 5'7" (this officer was identified as PO Joseph Metsopulos). The other officer was big and blond (this officer was identified through investigation as PO Michael Burdick). [redacted] tried to walk outside to see what was happening to his son. PO Metsopulos blocked [redacted] from leaving the bar so he did not see a frisk or search occur. PO Metsopulos eventually allowed [redacted] to exit the bar after the officers outside realized [redacted] did not possess drugs. Two officers apologized for the incident. From what [redacted] later learned, the officers searched [redacted] s person (Allegations E and F). [redacted] also allowed the officers to look into his vehicle and obtain the bag of Tums. When the officers realized [redacted] had Tums in his possession, they let him go.
[redacted] is a [redacted] white male who is [redacted]. [redacted] had been seated in his vehicle with his door open when he noticed four men in... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 24, 2006
Received: July 25, 2006
Closed: November 5, 2007

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 122nd Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued