| Officer: | Kautter, Douglas |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Kautter, Douglas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Substantiated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Kautter, Douglas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Kautter, Douglas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Kautter, Douglas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Board Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kautter, Douglas | Black Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Unsubstantiated |
| Kautter, Douglas | Black Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Exonerated |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated | |||
| Kautter, Douglas | Black Male, 31 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Kautter, Douglas | Black Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Unsubstantiated |
| Kautter, Douglas | Black Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
At approximately 4:51 a.m. on November 29, 2015, [redacted] was standing outside the entrance of [redacted] in Manhattan, which is a NYCHA facility where he resides. As he waited for his sister, [redacted] two officers-identified through investigation as Lieutenant Douglas Kautter and Police Officer Matthew Meister of the 28th Precinct-approached. Lt. Kautter questioned him about his activities before frisking him for weapons (Allegations A and B). Amidst the frisk, Lt. Kautter allegedly inserted part of his hand into one of [redacted] pockets (Allegation C), though he did not remove any objects. [redacted] verbally protested the frisk by stating that he did not consent to such, allegedly prompting Lt. Kautter to state, "Shut the fuck up, you can't tell me what to fucking do" (Allegation D). Amidst further conversation and protest from [redacted] Lt. Kautter allegedly also stated, "Shut the fuck up, you don't know shit," "I can do whatever the fuck I want," and "I don't give a fuck where you work," (subsumed within Allegation D). [redacted] was asked for and provided identification, after which Lt. Kautter allegedly frisked him a second time (Allegation E), again without recovering any objects. The officers ultimately departed without arresting or summonsing [redacted] Read report for details.