| Officer: | Whelan, Michael |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Whelan, Michael |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Whelan, Michael |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Sammarco, David |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Casey, Thomas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Casey, Thomas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Casey, Thomas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 18 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Whelan, Michael |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 18 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Casey, Thomas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Whelan, Michael |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Casey, Thomas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whelan, Michael | Black Male, 30 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Unsubstantiated |
| Whelan, Michael | Black Male, 30 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Unsubstantiated |
| Whelan, Michael | Black Male, 30 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Sammarco, David | Black Male, 30 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Exonerated |
| Casey, Thomas | Black Male, 30 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Unsubstantiated |
| Casey, Thomas | Black Male, 30 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Unfounded |
| Casey, Thomas | Black Male, 18 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Unsubstantiated |
| Whelan, Michael | Black Male, 18 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Unsubstantiated |
| Casey, Thomas | Black Male, 30 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Exonerated |
| Whelan, Michael | Black Male, 30 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons | Unsubstantiated |
| Casey, Thomas | Black Male, 30 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
Further details on conclusions.
On September 29, 2015, at approximately 12:20 p.m., [redacted] was teaching his cousin, [redacted] how to drive in the vicinity of Hammersley Avenue and Ely Avenue in the Bronx. [redacted] who had a learner's permit, was in the driver's seat. [redacted] allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign at Hammersley Avenue and Grace Avenue, at which point PO Michael Whelan, who was in his unmarked RMP with Sgt. Thomas Casey and PO David Sammarco, of the 47th Precinct, activated his RMP's lights and sirens and initiated a vehicle stop at Hammersley Avenue and Ely Avenue, next to the Workmen's Circle nursing home (allegations A and B).
[redacted] looked through his car for his documents as the officers approached. After he and [redacted] provided their IDs to the officers, [redacted] continued looking in the glove box for the registration. At that point, Sgt. Casey asked [redacted] to step out of the car. When [redacted] asked why he needed to step out of the car, Sgt. Casey allegedly asked [redacted] if he was going to get out of the car voluntarily or make Sgt. Casey remove him (allegation C). [redacted] stepped out of the car, at which point Sgt. Casey transferred him to PO Sammarco for the purpose of a frisk (allegation D). [redacted] was frisked by PO Sammarco (allegation E).
[redacted] and [redacted] were taken to the rear of the vehicle, where they remained with PO Whelan and PO Sammarco. According to [redacted] Sgt. Casey searched [redacted] car under the seats, in the glove box, in the seat pockets on the rear of the front seats, in the door pockets, and the laundry bags that were in the back seat (allegation F). [redacted] asked Sgt. Casey for his shield number during the search and at several other points during the incident, but Sgt. Casey allegedly failed to respond (allegation G). PO Whelan allegedly called [redacted] a "prick" and told him that he was going to issue him a summons because he had asked for his superior's shield number (allegations H and I). PO Whelan also allegedly told [redacted] that he...
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