| Officer: | Dever, Charles |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Dever, Charles |
| Complainant: | Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Stracuzzi, Carmelo |
| Complainant: | Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Stracuzzi, Carmelo |
| Complainant: | Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Webber, Derek |
| Complainant: | Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Webber, Derek |
| Complainant: | Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Rodriguez, Javier |
| Complainant: | Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Cabrera, Eric |
| Complainant: | Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Sepulveda, Kenneth |
| Complainant: | Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Sepulveda, Kenneth |
| Complainant: | Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Sepulveda, Kenneth |
| Complainant: | Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Sepulveda, Kenneth |
| Complainant: | Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Sepulveda, Kenneth |
| Complainant: | Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Sepulveda, Kenneth |
| Complainant: | Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Male, 18-20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dever, Charles | Male, 20 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Unsubstantiated |
| Dever, Charles | Male, 20 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Unsubstantiated |
| Stracuzzi, Carmelo | Male, 20 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Unsubstantiated |
| Stracuzzi, Carmelo | Male, 20 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Unsubstantiated |
| Webber, Derek | Male, 20 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Unsubstantiated |
| Webber, Derek | Male, 20 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Unsubstantiated |
| Rodriguez, Javier | Male, 20 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Unsubstantiated |
| Cabrera, Eric | Male, 20 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Unsubstantiated |
| Sepulveda, Kenneth | Male, 20 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Unsubstantiated |
| Sepulveda, Kenneth | Male, 20 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Sepulveda, Kenneth | Male, 20 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Unsubstantiated |
| Sepulveda, Kenneth | Male, 20 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Exonerated |
| Sepulveda, Kenneth | Male, 20 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Unsubstantiated |
| Sepulveda, Kenneth | Male, 20 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Exonerated |
| Unknown Officer | Male, 18-20 | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
On June 23, 2015, at approximately 8:50 p.m., [redacted] was driving with his girlfriend, [redacted] on Rockaway Beach Boulevard. PO Kenneth Sepulveda of the Patrol Borough Queens South Anti-Crime stopped them for driving with an air freshener hanging from the passenger's side visor (Allegation A). PO Sepulveda was the driver of an unmarked Ford Taurus containing Sgt. Javier Rodriguez and PO Eric Cabrera of Patrol Borough Queens South Anti-Crime. Shortly after [redacted]s vehicle was pulled over a second vehicle containing PO Charles Dever, PO Derek Webber and PO Carmello Stracuzzi of Patrol Borough Queens South Anti-Crime, pulled diagonally in front of [redacted]s vehicle.
All six officers, who were in plainclothes, exited their vehicles and approached [redacted] PO Sepulveda was the contact officer and asked [redacted] for his driver's license and registration. [redacted] asked why he was being pulled over, and did not initially provide his license. [redacted] eventually provided his license and registration. and PO Sepulveda, seeing a bat near the driver's seat of the vehicle, ordered [redacted] out of his vehicle. [redacted] initially refused the order and asked for all of the six officers shield numbers. All six officers allegedly ignored [redacted]s request and placed their shields, that were hanging from their necks, inside of their shirts so they were no longer visible (Allegations B-G). When [redacted] continued to refuse, PO Sepulveda allegedly stated, "If you don't exit your vehicle, I'm going to pull you out and arrest you." (Allegation H).
[redacted] exited his vehicle and was allegedly frisked and searched by PO Sepulveda (Allegation I-J). PO Sepulveda searched [redacted]s vehicle (Allegation K). PO Webber and PO Stracuzzi allegedly assisted in the search of [redacted]s vehicle (Allegation L and M). [redacted] later learned that during the search of his vehicle, officers allegedly ripped out his speakers (Allegation N).
Throughout the alleged search of his person and his vehicle, [redacted]...
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