Complaint #201006327,
May 8, 2010

Officer: Reddin, William
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Deck, Robert
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Gaspari, William
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Nicoletti, Daniel
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Reddin, William Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Deck, Robert Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Gaspari, William Black Male, 28 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Nicoletti, Daniel Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search 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.
'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.


Summary

On May 8, 2010, at approximately 11:08pm, PO William Reddin and PO Robert Deck noticed a smell of marijuana emanating from a vehicle parked by [redacted] in Brooklyn, on a dead end street. The officers approached the vehicle and asked the driver, [redacted] and the passenger, [redacted] to exit the vehicle. PO Reddin requested additional units and PO Warren Barnes, PO William Sitzman, Sgt. Michael Lennihan, PO William Gaspari, and PO Daniel Nicoletti responded to the location.
[redacted] alleged that PO Reddin was harassing him by continuously seeking him out. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 8, 2010
Received: May 12, 2010
Closed: July 15, 2011

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 81st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Warren Barnes, Michael Lennihan, William Sitzman