Complaint #201601900,
February 29, 2016

Officer: Madhu, Shibu
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Officer: Madhu, Shibu
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Officer: Madhu, Shibu
Complainant: Black Male, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Madhu, Shibu Black Female, 23 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Madhu, Shibu Black Female, 23 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Madhu, Shibu Black Male, 35 Abuse of Authority: Question Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Madhu, Shibu
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On February 29, 2016, at approximately 4:50 p.m., [redacted] was pulled over for excessive tints at the corner of Fountain Avenue and Stanley Avenue in Brooklyn by Sgt. Shibu Madhu and PO Nicholas D'Angelo. After providing his license and registration, PO D'Angelo arrested [redacted] for an open warrant from 2012. [redacted] and [redacted] who sat in the front passenger seat and back seat respectively, were asked to step out of the vehicle. When [redacted] removed her hand bag from the vehicle, Sgt. Madhu asked her to open it. Sgt. Madhu looked into the bag with his flashlight (Allegation A). A female officer who arrived in a second vehicle, identified through the investigation as PO Lian Moy of the 75th Precinct, then frisked [redacted] (Allegation B) and searched her pockets as directed by Sgt. Madhu (within Allegation A). Sgt. Madhu then went into the back of the police vehicle and questioned [redacted] about a previous gun-related arrest and asked if he knew anyone with guns and drugs (Allegation C). [redacted] was taken to the 75th Precinct stationhouse and PO Moy drove his vehicle to the stationhouse. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 29, 2016
Received: March 8, 2016
Closed: June 1, 2016

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Nicholas Dangelo, Brett Goldberg, Lian Moy