Complaint #200713590,
September 19, 2007

Officer: Kraft, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bobe, Pedro
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Ettienne, Vaughan
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ettienne, Vaughan
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Offensive Language: Sexual orientation
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Ettienne, Vaughan
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ettienne, Vaughan
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ettienne, Vaughan
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Disposition: Instructions
Officer: Ettienne, Vaughan
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Ettienne, Vaughan
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cascone, John
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Kraft, Michael Black Male, 21 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated
Bobe, Pedro Black Male, 21 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Charges)
Ettienne, Vaughan Black Male, 21 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Ettienne, Vaughan Black Male, 21 Offensive Language: Sexual orientation Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Ettienne, Vaughan Black Male, 21 Force: Hit against inanimate object Unsubstantiated
Ettienne, Vaughan Black Male, 21 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Ettienne, Vaughan Black Male, 21 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Disposition: Instructions
Ettienne, Vaughan Black Male, 21 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Ettienne, Vaughan Black Male, 21 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Cascone, John Black Male, 21 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Penalty

Bobe, Pedro
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

The investigation determined that [redacted] was walking west on Clarendon Avenue between East 31st Street and 32nd Street in Brooklyn around midnight on September 19, 2007, as PO Ettienne, PO Bobe, and PO Cascone were driving westbound in an unmarked Chevy Impala. The officers all saw [redacted] walking. All officers agreed that they suspected that he was armed. PO Ettienne suspected that [redacted] had a gun because there appeared to be "weight" in his pocket, and he observed an object protruding from said pocket which was later determined to be a hairbrush. The officers drove alongside [redacted] and told him to "stop" numerous times. When [redacted] did not stop, the officers exited their vehicle and approached him (Allegations A through C). At that time, the officers demanded identification. [redacted] questioned the officers angrily as to why they stopped him and demanded his identification. After a conversation in which the officers demanded [redacted]s identification numerous times, PO Ettienne pushed [redacted] up against a gate, held him there, and PO Ettienne frisked the pocket where he saw the handle of an unidentified object (Allegation D). PO Ettienne pulled out the object, which turned out to be a wooden handled brush (Allegation E), dropped the brush onto the ground, and then proceeded to frisk the rest of [redacted]s pockets and his waistline (Allegation D continued). [redacted] alleged that PO Ettienne searched into all of his pockets and removed numerous objects that they dropped on the ground (Allegation E continued).
After the officers determined that [redacted] was not carrying a weapon, PO Ettienne and PO Bobe continued to demand his identification until it was produced, and PO Bobe took [redacted]s identification to the vehicle to run him for warrants. [redacted]s information was written down, PO Ettienne filed a UF-250 for the stop, and his identification was returned to him.
[redacted] made further allegations that PO Ettienne approached him, stepped on his foot (Allegation F),... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 19, 2007
Closed: December 16, 2008
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued