Complaint #201502541,
April 3, 2015

Summary

On April 3, 2015, at approximately 3:00p.m., Det. Wilmar Mejia, Det. James Williams, and PO Mark Brinadze of Narcotics Borough Brooklyn South stopped [redacted] and [redacted] as they sat in their car at the location of Mill Avenue and 56th Drive in Brooklyn (Allegations A, B, and C). Det. Mejia requested [redacted] to exit the vehicle and Det. Williams requested [redacted] to exit the vehicle. [redacted] and [redacted] were subsequently brought to the rear of the vehicle. Det. Mejia and PO Brinadze frisked and searched [redacted] at the rear of the vehicle (Allegations D, E, F, and G). Det. Mejia, Det. Williams, and PO Brinadze questioned [redacted] and [redacted] in regards to them hiding weapons or drugs (Allegation H, I, J). Det. Mejia then entered [redacted]'s vehicle and searched the center console area (Allegation K). Det. Mejia extended the search into [redacted]'s bags (Allegation L). After Det. Mejia searched the vehicle, Det. Williams and PO Brinadze also searched the vehicle and searched [redacted]'s bags (Allegations M, N, O, and P). [redacted] asked all of the officers for their names after the incident and they provided it to [redacted]. However, [redacted] stated that he obtained the name "Det. Rodriguez" (identified by the investigation as Det. Mejia) (Allegation Q). The officers returned to their vehicle and left the scene. Neither [redacted] nor [redacted] were issued any summonses or arrested during the incident. [redacted] Read report for details.