Complaint #201403026,
March 26, 2014

Officer: Cabello, Albert
Complainant: White Male, 53
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cabello, Albert
Complainant: White Male, 53
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cabello, Albert
Complainant: White Male, 53
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Diaz, Edgardo
Complainant: White Male, 53
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Diaz, Edgardo
Complainant: White Male, 53
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dimantov, Ilya
Complainant: White Male, 53
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Cabello, Albert White Male, 53 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated
Cabello, Albert White Male, 53 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Cabello, Albert White Male, 53 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Diaz, Edgardo White Male, 53 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Diaz, Edgardo White Male, 53 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Dimantov, Ilya White Male, 53 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint 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 March 26, 2014, at approximately 8:15 p.m., Sgt. Albert Cabello, PO Stephanie Bowan and PO Edgardo Diaz stopped [redacted]'s vehicle near Hyland Boulevard and Buel Avenue in Staten Island (Allegation A). PO Diaz then frisked [redacted] (Allegation B). [redacted] alleged that PO Diaz searched all of his jacket and pants pockets (Allegation C). During the interaction, a knife of an unspecified size was recovered from [redacted]'s clothing. [redacted] further alleged that all three officers searched his vehicle, but he was unable to describe each officer's actions or the search in detail (Allegation D). [redacted] was released from custody without being issued a summons or arrested. On March 28, 2014, [redacted] arrived at the 122nd Precinct stationhouse to file a complaint against the officers. [redacted] alleged that both Sgt. Cabello and Sgt. Ilya Dimantov refused to take his complaint (Allegations E and F). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 26, 2014
Received: March 31, 2014
Closed: April 30, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 122nd Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Stephanie Mazza