Complaint #201504141,
May 19, 2015

Officer: Herbert, Hugh
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Herbert, Hugh
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Herbert, Hugh
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Herbert, Hugh
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Herbert, Hugh
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Higgins, Raymond
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Herbert, Hugh
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Herbert, Hugh Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Herbert, Hugh Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Herbert, Hugh Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Herbert, Hugh Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Herbert, Hugh Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Higgins, Raymond Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Herbert, Hugh Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Question 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 May 19, 2015, at approximately 10:15 p.m., [redacted] vehicle was stopped by PO Hugh Herbert, PO Raymond Higgins, and PO Andreas Sargent, of Patrol Borough Brooklyn South Specialized Units, in the vicinity of Glenwood Road and East 38th Street in Brooklyn (allegations A and B). PO Herbert requested [redacted] documents and asked if he had any weapons in the car (allegation C). [redacted] replied that he had utility knives for carpentry and electrical work in the center console. After checking [redacted] documents in his RMP, PO Herbert returned and instructed [redacted] and his fiancée, [redacted] to get out of the car. After [redacted] exited his car, he was allegedly searched and frisked by PO Herbert (allegations D and E). [redacted] asked PO Herbert for his name and shield number after he was searched and frisked, but PO Herbert allegedly flashed his shield too quickly for [redacted] to read it or write anything down (allegation F). PO Herbert then allegedly searched [redacted] vehicle (allegation G). [redacted] was not summonsed or arrested. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 19, 2015
Received: May 22, 2015
Closed: December 9, 2015

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Andreas Sargent