Complaint #201608496,
October 7, 2016

Officer: Latif, Amir
Complainant: Black Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Latif, Amir
Complainant: Black Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Latif, Amir
Complainant: Black Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bendele, Daquan
Complainant: Black Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bendele, Daquan
Complainant: Black Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Latif, Amir Black Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Latif, Amir Black Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Latif, Amir Black Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Bendele, Daquan Black Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Bendele, Daquan Black Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

Latif, Amir
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On October 7, 2016, at approximately 12:20 a.m., [redacted] was driving southbound on Crescent Street, in Queens, when he was pulled over at 33rd Road by SGT Daquan Bendele and PO Amir Latif, of the 114th Precinct (Allegations A and B). The officers approached [redacted] and told him that they had been trying to pull him over for several blocks. [redacted] told them that he had not noticed them. The officers asked [redacted] to step out of the car, and he did so.
When he stepped out of the car, PO Latif placed [redacted] in handcuffs and brought him to the back of his car. There, PO Latif frisked [redacted] and allegedly searched the pockets of his pants and jacket (Allegations C and D). While this happened, SGT Bendele leaned into the car through the driver's door and looked around the cabin (Allegation E). SGT Bendele did not find any contraband inside the car.
The officers removed [redacted] handcuffs, and PO Latif wrote him two tickets: one for [redacted] and one for [redacted]. The officers gave [redacted] the tickets and then they left the area. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 7, 2016
Closed: December 16, 2016

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 114th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued