Complaint #201605124,
April 25, 2016

Officer: Morgan, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Olsen, Ryan
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Smith, Anthony
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Morgan, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Morgan, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Morgan, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Morgan, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Morgan, Kevin Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Olsen, Ryan Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Smith, Anthony Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Morgan, Kevin Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Morgan, Kevin Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Morgan, Kevin Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Morgan, Kevin Black Male, 44 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Officer(s) Unidentified

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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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.


Penalties

Morgan, Kevin
Formalized Training

Olsen, Ryan
Formalized Training

Summary

On April 25, 2016, at approximately 5:20pm, [redacted] was pulled over by PO Kevin Morgan, PO Ryan Olsen, PO Anthony Smith, and PO Johnathan Ortega—who was a police recruit at the time of the incident—of the 75th Precinct (Allegation A). [redacted] opened the door to obtain his registration from the trunk of his vehicle. When the door opened, PO Morgan observed a small quantity of marijuana and instructed [redacted] to get out of the vehicle. PO Morgan then frisked and allegedly searched [redacted] (Allegations B and C). While frisking [redacted] PO Morgan allegedly said that he would search [redacted]s "nuts" (Allegation D).
PO Morgan then searched the driver's area of the vehicle (Allegation E). After the search, PO Morgan led [redacted] to the rear of the vehicle and remained with him. PO Olsen then searched the passenger side of [redacted]s vehicle (Allegation F). During this time, PO Smith was allegedly searching the driver's side of [redacted]s vehicle (Allegation G). Later, an unidentified officer allegedly searched the trunk of [redacted]s vehicle (Allegation H). During the vehicle search, an open bottle of alcohol was recovered from the rear seat of [redacted]s vehicle. [redacted] was issued a criminal court summons for [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 25, 2016
Received: June 14, 2016
Closed: October 25, 2016

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Jonathan Ortega