Complaint #201608442,
October 4, 2016

Officer: Loffredo, Stephen
Complainant: Black Female, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Loffredo, Stephen
Complainant: Black Female, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Koumniotes, Theohari
Complainant: Black Female, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Koumniotes, Theohari
Complainant: Black Female, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Loffredo, Stephen Black Female, 47 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Loffredo, Stephen Black Female, 47 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Koumniotes, Theohari Black Female, 47 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Koumniotes, Theohari Black Female, 47 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 October 4, 2016, at approximately 3:45 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] were parked in front of a fire hydrant at [redacted] in Brooklyn when they were stopped by PO Stephen Loffredo, Sgt. Theohari Koumniotes and PO Wegens Desiste of the 90th Precinct for tinted windows and a license plate cover. [redacted] and [redacted] provided the officers with their license, registration and insurance information. They informed the officers that the car was registered to [redacted]'s husband, Elgin [redacted] PO Loffredo instructed [redacted] to roll down the car windows. Shortly thereafter he allegedly began searching inside the car (Allegation A). [redacted] who felt that she was not being treated respectfully, asked PO Loffredo and Sgt. Koumniotes for their names and shield numbers. PO Loffredo and Sgt. Koumniotes allegedly put their shields in their shirts and did not provide their names (Allegations B and C). After a check on [redacted] returned an open warrant, backup arrived to take him to the stationhouse. Despite the fact that [redacted] was a licensed driver, Sgt. Koumniotes allegedly ordered PO Desiste and PO Loffredo to take [redacted]'s car for "safekeeping" (Allegations D). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 4, 2016
Received: October 5, 2016
Closed: January 9, 2017

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 90th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Wegens Desiste