Complaint #200709264,
June 28, 2007

Summary

On June 28, 2007 at approximately 4:45 PM, [redacted] had just left work at the Queensbridge Houses and was driving his vehicle down 21st Street in Queens when he made a right turn onto 38th Avenue. Also present in his vehicle was his coworker, [redacted] Immediately after turning onto 38th Avenue, two officers traveling in an unmarked van, who were subsequently identified as Det. Craig Rosenberg and PO Bryan Zuccaro of Narcotics Borough Queens, pulled over [redacted] vehicle (allegations A and B). Det. Rosenberg approached the driver side and spoke to [redacted] Det. Rosenberg told [redacted] that he had been driving recklessly and asked for identification. [redacted] complied. Shortly thereafter, Det. Rosenberg asked [redacted] to step out and walk to the back of his vehicle. Det. Rosenberg then frisked and searched [redacted] (allegation C). PO Zuccaro had approached the passenger side and began speaking to [redacted] at this point. PO Zuccaro asked her to step out of the vehicle and she complied.
Around this time, Det. Rosenberg began searching the vehicle (allegation D). According to [redacted] PO Zuccaro removed [redacted] purse from her person and began searching it (allegation E). Shortly thereafter, PO Zuccaro began patting down [redacted] with the back of his hands (allegation F). He then instructed her to also stand at the back of the vehicle. PO Zuccaro then began to search the vehicle as well (allegation G). When the officers were done searching the vehicle, Det. Rosenberg gave [redacted] back his information and told them they could leave. [redacted] then asked for Det. Rosenberg's shield number. Det. Rosenberg immediately thereafter asked [redacted] for his identification back. Det. Rosenberg proceeded to write [redacted] and [redacted] information down on a yellow envelope. Det. Rosenberg never provided his shield number (allegation H).
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