| Officer: | Stefopoulos, Nikolaos |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | White Male, 44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Friedman, Michael |
| Complainant: | White Male, 26 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Stefopoulos, Nikolaos |
| Complainant: | White Male, 44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Stefopoulos, Nikolaos |
| Complainant: | White Male, 44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Stefopoulos, Nikolaos |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Stefopoulos, Nikolaos |
| Complainant: | White Male, 44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Velez, Nicholas |
| Complainant: | White Male, 26 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Friedman, Michael |
| Complainant: | White Male, 44 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Stefopoulos, Nikolaos |
| Complainant: | White Male, 44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Truscelli, Arthur |
| Complainant: | White Male, 44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stefopoulos, Nikolaos | White Male, 44 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Unsubstantiated |
| Friedman, Michael | White Male, 26 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Unsubstantiated |
| Stefopoulos, Nikolaos | White Male, 44 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Unsubstantiated |
| Stefopoulos, Nikolaos | White Male, 44 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Unsubstantiated |
| Stefopoulos, Nikolaos | Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS | Exonerated | |
| Stefopoulos, Nikolaos | White Male, 44 | Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property | Exonerated |
| Velez, Nicholas | White Male, 26 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Friedman, Michael | White Male, 44 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Stefopoulos, Nikolaos | White Male, 44 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Unsubstantiated |
| Truscelli, Arthur | White Male, 44 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
On December 19, 2014, [redacted] was driving in the vicinity of Grimsby Avenue and Midland Avenue in Staten Island at 8:15 p.m. with his [redacted]-old daughter, [redacted] and his friend, [redacted]. [redacted] pulled over on Grimsby Street between Midland Avenue and Bedford Avenue. [redacted] and [redacted] both exited the vehicle. As they did so, two plainclothes police officers, identified by the investigation as Det. Nikolaos Stefopoulos and Det. Michael Friedman of Staten Island Narcotics, approached them based upon Det. Stefopoulos' observation (Allegation A).
Det. Stefopoulos frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegations B and C). Det. Friedman searched [redacted] (Allegation D). Det. Stefopoulos searched [redacted]'s vehicle (Allegation E). The other members of the Narcotics field team arrived: Lt. Dominick Capuano, Det. Arthur Truscelli, Det. Nicholas Velez, in the leader car; and Det. David Luppino and Det. John Brooks in the prisoner van.
Det. Stefopoulos told [redacted] to contact a relative to care for [redacted] otherwise she would be placed in foster care (Allegation F). Det. Stefopoulos told [redacted] that if any narcotics were found on [redacted]'s person, his vehicle would be seized (Allegation G). Det. Friedman told [redacted] that he was a "degenerate" for having his daughter with him (Allegation H), [redacted] overheard Det. Truscelli say that he wanted to "kick [redacted] in the balls for having his daughter with him," (Allegation I) and Det. Velez told [redacted] that he was a "crackhead" (Allegation J).
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