Complaint #201508611,
October 4, 2015

Officer: Morgan, Kevin
Complainant: Black Female, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Morgan, Kevin
Complainant: Black Female, 22
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Whirl, Marc
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Morgan, Kevin
Complainant: Black Female, 22
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Morgan, Kevin Black Female, 22 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Morgan, Kevin Black Female, 22 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Whirl, Marc Black Female, 23 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Morgan, Kevin Black Female, 22 Offensive Language: Gender Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'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 October 4, 2015, at 11:00 p.m., [redacted] was driving on Blake Avenue towards Barbey Street in Brooklyn with [redacted] in the passenger seat when she accelerated and found herself driving close behind an unmarked RMP. [redacted] pulled over to the side of the road and watched the RMP stop at the corner. After five minutes, the RMP made a U-turn and pulled up alongside [redacted]'s vehicle. PO Kevin Morgan, PO Marc Whirl, and PO James Argila of the 75th Precinct approached the vehicle and had [redacted] step outside. PO Whirl recovered marijuana from [redacted]'s bag after she consented to a search (Allegation A). [redacted] was upset about the stop of her vehicle and attempted to call the police. PO Morgan leaned into [redacted]'s vehicle during this time an effort to remove her phone from her but was unable to do so (Allegation B). PO Morgan informed [redacted] that he was unable to determine that she was a woman until he saw her license (Allegation C). [redacted] was issued a summons for [redacted] and [redacted] was issued a summons for [redacted] PO Morgan allegedly dropped the summons on [redacted]'s lap and did not hand it to her (Allegation D) (Board Review 01-03). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 4, 2015
Received: October 9, 2015
Closed: January 19, 2016
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued

Witness Officers: James Argila, Adnan Radoncic