Complaint #201601677,
February 25, 2016

Officer: Miranda, Carlos
Complainant: Black Male, 42
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Fana, Dany
Complainant: Black Male, 42
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Miranda, Carlos
Complainant: Black Male, 42
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Miranda, Carlos Black Male, 42 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Fana, Dany Black Male, 42 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Miranda, Carlos Black Male, 42 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated

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 February 25, 2016, at approximately 7:46 p.m., [redacted] was sitting in his vehicle, which was parked in front of [redacted], in Brooklyn. [redacted] was putting his coat on and preparing to exit his vehicle to meet with his cousin, who lives at [redacted]. While he was doing this, Sgt. Dany Fana and PO Carlos Miranda from the 88th Precinct pulled up in front of [redacted] in a marked RMP. Sgt. Fana and PO Miranda exited their RMP, approached [redacted]'s vehicle, and stopped [redacted] (Allegations A and B). The officers told [redacted] that they smelled marijuana in his vehicle, and [redacted] informed the officers that he did have marijuana in his vehicle. The officers asked [redacted] to step out of his vehicle and PO Miranda recovered a black plastic bag from underneath the driver's seat, which contained marijuana. [redacted] was arrested and charged with [redacted]. When [redacted] was released, he returned to his vehicle and discovered that the glove box compartment door was damaged, allegedly resulting from PO Miranda's search of the vehicle (Allegation C). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 25, 2016
Received: March 2, 2016
Closed: June 16, 2016

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 88th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Desmond John, Stephen Leuzze