Complaint #200902437,
February 14, 2009

Officer: Lotin, Scherson
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 33
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lotin, Scherson
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline)
Officer: Lotin, Scherson
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rumala, Waziri
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rumala, Waziri
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline)
Officer: Lotin, Scherson
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rumala, Waziri
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lotin, Scherson Hispanic Male, 33 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Lotin, Scherson Hispanic Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Command Discipline)
Lotin, Scherson Hispanic Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Rumala, Waziri Hispanic Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Rumala, Waziri Hispanic Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Command Discipline)
Lotin, Scherson Hispanic Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Rumala, Waziri Hispanic Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop 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.
'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.


Penalties

Rumala, Waziri
Instructions

Lotin, Scherson
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Details

Incident: February 14, 2009
Received: February 18, 2009
Closed: January 19, 2010

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 90th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Janice Gonzalez, Gurpartap Mann, Omar Medina, Rigoberto Nunez