Complaint #201600283,
January 3, 2016

Officer: Worley, Kandou
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Worley, Kandou
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Worley, Kandou Black Male, 36 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Worley, Kandou Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Unfounded
Unknown Officer Black Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unfounded

Conclusion Meanings:

'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 January 3, 2016, at approximately 12:00 pm, [redacted] was involved in a multi-vehicle collision on the southbound FDR Drive, near E. 116th Street in Manhattan. While [redacted]'s black Honda was not hit, the pile-up entailed another civilian vehicle, and a convoy of four marked police vehicles belonging to the Strategic Resources Group (SRG), all of whom were travelling behind [redacted] on the highway's left lane. [redacted] was initially unaware that an accident had occurred, but slowed down when he suddenly saw and heard a police vehicle driving closely behind him, directing him to stop via megaphone. [redacted] decelerated and came to a halt on the left-lane, at which point four uniformed police officers exited and approached his vehicle. One of these officers, identified by the investigation as Sgt. Kandou Worley (SRG), allegedly called him "stupid" for not yielding to the police vehicle, and asked for his license and registration. As [redacted] provided Sgt. Worley with his documents, an officer on the other side opened the front passenger door and asked [redacted] for his key, which was lying on the center console (due to the vehicle's pushbutton ignition). When [redacted] asked why, this officer reached into the vehicle and removed [redacted]'s keys (Allegation A, B). Sometime after the officers left, [redacted] exited his vehicle, now realizing that there was a five-vehicle pileup behind him. When he exited, Sgt. Worley allegedly told [redacted] to get back "in your fucking car." While [redacted] complied, he later exited his vehicle again, to photo document the accident scene, at which time Sgt. Worley approached and shouted at [redacted] to get back in his vehicle, allegedly stating: "you fucking caused the accident, I'm going to show you what I'm going to do, you need to get back in the car before things get real ugly." (Allegation C, D) Later, as [redacted] was inside his vehicle and speaking on his phone about hiring a lawyer, Sgt. Worley allegedly stated: "Ok, I'm going to show you what the... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 3, 2016
Received: January 11, 2016
Closed: May 6, 2016

Reason for contact: Traffic accident
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 25th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Manuel Bordoy, Rosalina Corona, Salomon Morell, Rudolph Rosado