Complaint #201508108,
September 24, 2015

Officer: Burpoe, James
Complainant: Black Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Burpoe, James
Complainant: Black Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Burpoe, James
Complainant: Black Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Santiago, Fidel
Complainant: Black Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Burpoe, James Black Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Burpoe, James Black Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Burpoe, James Black Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Santiago, Fidel Black Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Alleged Victim Uncooperative

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.


Penalties

Burpoe, James
Formalized Training

Santiago, Fidel
Formalized Training

Summary

On September 24, 2015, at approximately 3:30 a.m., PO James Burpoe and PO Fidel Santiago, from the 30th Precinct, stopped [redacted] and [redacted] at the corner of [redacted] and [redacted] Manhattan (Allegations A and B). PO Burpoe frisked [redacted] and allegedly refused to provide his name and shield number to [redacted] (Allegations C and D). Either PO Burpoe or PO Santiago allegedly frisked [redacted] (Allegation E). PO Burpoe and PO Santiago left and did not arrest or issue a summons to [redacted] Or [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 24, 2015
Closed: February 12, 2016

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 30th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued