Complaint #201601089,
February 1, 2016

Officer: Saifi, Hadi
Complainant: White Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Cadena, Michael
Complainant: White Male, 25
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Saifi, Hadi
Complainant: White Male, 25
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Saifi, Hadi
Complainant: White Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Saifi, Hadi
Complainant: White Male, 25
Allegation: Offensive Language: Ethnicity
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Saifi, Hadi White Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Cadena, Michael White Male, 25 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Saifi, Hadi White Male, 25 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Saifi, Hadi White Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Other Unsubstantiated
Saifi, Hadi White Male, 25 Offensive Language: Ethnicity Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024

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.


Penalty

Saifi, Hadi
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On February 1, 2016, at approximately 4:00 a.m., [redacted] called 911 in regards to a domestic dispute he was having with his girlfriend, [redacted] at her apartment located on the [redacted] in Brooklyn. [redacted]'s two sisters, [redacted] and [redacted] were present during the incident. PO Hadi Saifi and PO Mark Hunter of the 69th Precinct responded, and [redacted] requested that a report be taken. The officers allegedly refused to write a report. PO Saifi allegedly told [redacted] "Get your shit and leave," and later stated, "I'm asking you a fucking question," (Allegation A). PO Saifi also allegedly stated to him, "We are not your type of people," (Allegation B). [redacted] began recording the incident, at which point PO Saifi allegedly pushed the camera toward [redacted]'s face (Allegation C). PO Saifi also told [redacted] "If you want to leap then leap," which PO Saifi confirmed in his CCRB interview meant to fight (Allegation D).
Because the officers refused to write the report, and because [redacted] felt threatened by PO Saifi, he called 911 again and requested additional officers. PO Michael Cadena and PO Corry Harper of the 69th Precinct responded. PO Cadena allegedly called [redacted] a "bitch," and stated, "I can't believe this fucking prick," (Allegation E). When officers still refused to prepare a report, [redacted] called 911 again. Sergeant Olivier Pasquet and PO Karl Campbell of the 69th Precinct responded, and complaint and domestic incident reports were then prepared (Board Review 02; 03).
[redacted] filmed various portions of the incident and provided two videos to IAB (Board Review 04; 12; 13). One video shows PO Saifi making a discourteous statement to [redacted] and another depicts what [redacted] alleged to be PO Saifi interfering with him recording the incident on his phone. Though [redacted] claimed to have additional videos, and presented a few short video clips to the CCRB during his interview, he refused to provide any videos to the CCRB. The two videos he provided to IAB are... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 1, 2016
Received: February 8, 2016
Closed: July 6, 2016
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Report-domestic dispute
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 69th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Karl Campbell, Corry Harper, Mark Hunter, Olivier Pasquet
Video evidence collected