Complaint #200611982,
September 8, 2006

Summary

On the night of September 8, 2006, [redacted] was robbed at gunpoint. Numerous calls were made to 911 by eyewitnesses of the crime. [redacted] and her mother, [redacted] were then taken to canvass in the area to look for the perpetrators, who were two or three Black males driving a metallic gray four door sedan. Near the scene of the robbery, [redacted] positively identified [redacted]s car in relation to the robbery. [redacted] was driving her friends [redacted] in the front passenger seat, home from a bar called Henrietta Hudson's in [redacted]s car. At around 11:00 PM, [redacted] and [redacted] were pulled over on Christopher Street between Hudson Street and Greenwich Street in Manhattan by PO Durante and PO Aigotti (Allegations A and B). A number of officers, who were not identified by the investigation, approached [redacted]s vehicle with their guns pointed (Allegation C). Moments later, PO Aigotti instructed the officers to lower their firearms. PO Hom stated that he then frisked [redacted] (Allegation D), although this could not be corroborated by anyone else at the scene. PO Aigotti then frisked [redacted]s back pocket (Allegation E). The individuals were then informed that [redacted]s vehicle was positively identified as related to suspects in an armed robbery, and that the officers were looking for two Black male perpetrators. Read report for details.