Complaint #201402475,
January 22, 2014

Officer: Chow, Anthony
Complainant: White Male, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Chow, Anthony
Complainant: White Male, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Watson, Daniel
Complainant: White Male, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Watson, Daniel
Complainant: White Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
Officer: Watson, Daniel
Complainant: White Male, 47
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Watson, Daniel
Complainant: White Male, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Capobianco, Louis
Complainant: White Male, 47
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Capobianco, Louis
Complainant: White Male, 47
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Watson, Daniel
Complainant: White Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
Officer: Watson, Daniel
Complainant: White Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
Officer: Watson, Daniel
Complainant: White Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
Officer: Chow, Anthony
Complainant: White Male, 47
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Chow, Anthony White Male, 47 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Chow, Anthony White Male, 47 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Watson, Daniel White Male, 47 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Watson, Daniel White Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Complaint Withdrawn
Watson, Daniel White Male, 47 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Watson, Daniel White Male, 47 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Capobianco, Louis White Male, 47 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Capobianco, Louis White Male, 47 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Watson, Daniel White Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Complaint Withdrawn
Watson, Daniel White Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Stop Complaint Withdrawn
Watson, Daniel White Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Complaint Withdrawn
Chow, Anthony White Male, 47 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 January 22, 2014, at 12:30 p.m., PO Andrew Chow, PO Louis Capobianco, and Sgt. Daniel Watson of the 62nd Precinct approached [redacted] in his driveway at [redacted] in Brooklyn, after [redacted] was standing on the hood of his car. PO Chow allegedly searched [redacted] (Allegation A). Sgt. Watson allegedly stopped [redacted] who was in a vehicle in [redacted] Is driveway (Allegation B). When [redacted] asked what was going on, Sgt. Watson and PO Capobiaco allegedly told him to "shut the fuck up" (Allegations C and D). Sgt. Watson allegedly frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegations E and F). Sgt. Watson allegedly searched [redacted] s car (Allegation G). [redacted] was issued a summons for [redacted] for allegedly jumping on a car and yelling (encl. 9). PO Capobianco allegedly threw the summons at [redacted] (Allegation H).
[redacted] and [redacted] alleged that, on an unknown date in February 2014 (see Potential Issues regarding identifying the date of occurrence), in the vicinity of 86th Street and Bay 17th Street in Brooklyn, they were stopped by Sgt. Watson and PO Chow while fixing [redacted] s car (Allegation I). PO Yekaterina Sverdlina of the 62nd Precinct was present at some point during the incident. [redacted] alleged that PO Chow searched him and his car (Allegations A and J). [redacted] alleged that Sgt. Watson searched him (Allegation K) (complaint encl. 5A-C; CCRB testimony encl. 6A-F). [redacted] also alleged that PO Chow and Sgt. Waston told passing officers that [redacted] was an "asshole" who filed a lawsuit against an officer (Allegations C and L). No summonses were issued and no one was arrested. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 22, 2014
Received: March 14, 2014
Closed: March 30, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 62nd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Yekaterina Acosta