Complaint #201604976,
June 2, 2016

Officer: Boyle, Brendan
Complainant: Black Male, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Algerio, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Algerio, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lewis, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Boyle, Brendan Black Male, 35 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Algerio, Joseph Black Male, 35 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Algerio, Joseph Black Male, 35 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Lewis, Matthew Black Male, 35 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated

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 June 2, 2016, at approximately 10:10 p.m., [redacted] was driving with his brother [redacted] and his cousin [redacted] in [redacted] s vehicle. They had driven from [redacted] s home in Virginia and were going to [redacted] s home in Queens, New York when they were pulled over at the corner of 111th Avenue and 202nd Street in Queens by Sgt. Brendan Boyle, PO Joseph Algerio and PO Matthew Lewis of the 113th Precinct (Allegation A). [redacted] was arrested for an open warrant. Upon opening the driver's door, PO Algerio observed and recovered a gravity knife from inside the vehicle (Allegation B). [redacted] and [redacted] were placed under arrest for [redacted]. Upon opening the passenger side door, several Xanax pills were recovered from the vehicle (Allegation C). [redacted] allegedly asked PO Algerio for his name and his badge number, and PO Algerio did not respond (Allegation D). [redacted] and [redacted] were all arrested for [redacted]. The vehicle, which belonged to [redacted] was transported to the 113th Precinct stationhouse by police officers for safekeeping and then released to [redacted] upon his release. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 2, 2016
Received: June 9, 2016
Closed: November 2, 2016

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 113th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime