Complaint #200611232,
August 23, 2006

Summary

On August 23, 2006, [redacted] and [redacted] drove their vehicle in front of their home at 74-25 85th Road in Queens. As [redacted] and [redacted] were about to park their vehicle, Sergeant [redacted] of Queens Narcotics stopped it, believing that he had observed them engaging in a narcotics transaction minutes earlier on Jamaica Avenue (allegation A). Sgt. [redacted] admitted that prior to stopping the vehicle, he only observed [redacted] and [redacted] engage in a verbal interaction with the unidentified occupants of another vehicle. Sgt. [redacted] never saw money or narcotics exchanged. [redacted] denied that any such interaction occurred. Sgt. [redacted] and Police Officer Michael Granshaw approached the vehicle with their guns pointed at [redacted] and [redacted] respectively (allegations B and C). Officer Granshaw and Sgt. [redacted] ordered [redacted] and [redacted] to exit the vehicle. An unidentified officer frisked [redacted] (allegation D), and Officer Granshaw frisked [redacted] and then pulled on the elastic of his shorts to search for narcotics (allegations E and F). Officer Granshaw entered the unoccupied vehicle to remove the vehicle's registration and at the same time searched inside the glove compartment and center consoles (allegation G). Sgt. [redacted] later authorized a more extensive search of the vehicle (allegation H). Sgt. [redacted] did not ensure that a stop and frisk report was completed regarding the frisks of [redacted] and [redacted] (allegation I). Read report for details.