Complaint #201411322,
October 28, 2014

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Ludemann, Daniel
Complainant: Black Male, 42
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ambrosino, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 42
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Sinatra, Mark
Complainant: Black Male, 42
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Officer(s) Unidentified
Ludemann, Daniel Black Male, 42 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Ambrosino, Matthew Black Male, 42 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Sinatra, Mark Black Male, 42 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 October 28, 2014, at approximately 5:42 p.m., [redacted] was standing on the northwest corner of the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and 173rd Street in Queens. A black unmarked vehicle stopped and Sgt. Mark Sinatra, PO Daniel Ludemann, and PO Matthew Ambrosino of Narcotics Borough Queens exited and allegedly surrounded [redacted] (Allegations A, B, and C). One of the officers instructed [redacted] to take his hands out of his pockets and to provide identification. [redacted] complied and the same officer allegedly entered [redacted] s front pants pockets, removed the objects inside, and then put the objects back (Allegation D). The officers returned to their vehicle and drove away. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 28, 2014
Received: November 6, 2014
Closed: April 28, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 103rd Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued