Complaint #201602538,
March 23, 2016

Officer: Mcbride, Edward
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Mcbride, Edward
Complainant: Asian Male, 42
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mcbride, Edward
Complainant: Asian Male, 38
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mcbride, Edward
Complainant: Asian Male, 38
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Mcbride, Edward Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Mcbride, Edward Asian Male, 42 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Mcbride, Edward Asian Male, 38 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Mcbride, Edward Asian Male, 38 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) 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.
'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

Mcbride, Edward
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On March 23, 2016, at approximately 4:00p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] were working at a [redacted], in Staten Island. Det. Edward McBride and Det. Donald McNulty from the Intelligence Bureau entered the store to investigate [redacted]. When the officers arrived at the store, they discovered that [redacted] was not present. Det. McNulty walked behind the counter and allegedly frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegations A and B). Det. McNulty allegedly searched the shelves and papers behind the counter to find evidence of untaxed cigarette sales (Allegation C). Det. McNulty uncovered several NYS Benefits cards on the counter during his search and allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] for being in possession of the cards (Allegation D). Det. McNulty vouchered the Benefits cards but did not take anything else from the store. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 23, 2016
Received: March 25, 2016
Closed: July 26, 2016

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 120th Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Donald Mcnulty
Video evidence collected