Complaint #201412496,
September 20, 2014

Officer: Judge, Kevin
Complainant: Black Female, 52
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Marrero, Sandy
Complainant: Black Female, 52
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Judge, Kevin Black Female, 52 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unsubstantiated
Marrero, Sandy Black Female, 52 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Penalty

Marrero, Sandy
Command Discipline - A
Command Discipline - A / Command Level Instructions

Summary

On September 20, 2014, at 9:40 a.m., inside of a McDonald's located at 145 East 125th Street in Manhattan, Det. Vincent Kong of Narcotics Borough Manhattan North arrested [redacted] Post-arrest, Det. Sandy Marrero brought [redacted] to the bathroom of McDonald's, lifted her shirt, shook out her brassiere, unzipped her pants, and felt around inside them (Allegation A). Upon return to the 25th Precinct Narcotics hub site, Lt. Kevin Judge authorized a strip search of [redacted] (Allegation B). [redacted] was charged with [redacted].
On January 7, 2015, a portion of this case was referred to IAB to address allegations of stolen property and that officers planted the glassine of heroin that was recovered as a result of [redacted] s strip search at the 25th Precinct hub site (CCRB case number [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 20, 2014
Received: December 17, 2014
Closed: July 29, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 25th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Vincent Kong, Hector Lopez