Complaint #201603111,
April 3, 2016

Officer: Stefopoulos, Nikolaos
Complainant: White Male, 18
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Stefopoulos, Nikolaos
Complainant: White Male, 18
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Stefopoulos, Nikolaos
Complainant: White Male, 18
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Stefopoulos, Nikolaos
Complainant: White Male, 18
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Stefopoulos, Nikolaos
Complainant: White Female, 38
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Stefopoulos, Nikolaos White Male, 18 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Stefopoulos, Nikolaos White Male, 18 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Stefopoulos, Nikolaos White Male, 18 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Stefopoulos, Nikolaos White Male, 18 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Stefopoulos, Nikolaos White Female, 38 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer White Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unfounded

Conclusion Meanings:

'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 April 3, 2016, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Sergeant Nikolaos Stefopoulos, from the 123rd Precinct, stopped, frisked and searched [redacted] and [redacted] in front of 211 Main Street in Staten Island (Allegations A, B, and C). Sgt. Stefopoulos also searched [redacted]'s backpack (Allegation D). [redacted] and [redacted] were transported to the 123rd Precinct stationhouse. [redacted] allegedly asked an unidentified officer for his name and the officer did not provide his name (Allegation E). [redacted] went to the stationhouse after learning about her sons' arrests and asked Sgt. Stefopoulos for his name. Sgt. Stefopoulos allegedly did not provide his name (Allegation F). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 3, 2016
Received: April 9, 2016
Closed: September 22, 2016

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 123rd Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Michael Fisher, Lance Levine, Edward Stafford