Complaint #201610447,
December 21, 2016

Officer: Khitab, Umar
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Cuevas, Gabriel
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Cuevas, Gabriel
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Cuevas, Gabriel
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Khitab, Umar Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Cuevas, Gabriel Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Cuevas, Gabriel Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Cuevas, Gabriel Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Cuevas, Gabriel
Command Discipline - A

Khitab, Umar
Formalized Training

Summary

On December 21, 2016, at approximately 9:54 p.m., Sgt. Gabriel Cuevas and PO Umar Khitab were on patrol after receiving a report of a robbery. Sgt. Cuevas and PO Khitab were both dressed in plainclothes and assigned to an unmarked police vehicle. At the intersection of Utica Avenue and Lincoln Place, in Brooklyn, Sgt. Cuevas exited the vehicle and stopped [redacted] (Allegation A). PO Khitab exited the vehicle at a later point. Sgt. Cuevas frisked [redacted] (Allegation B). [redacted] requested Sgt. Cuevas' and PO Khitab's shield numbers and they did not provide them (Allegations C and D). [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 21, 2016
Received: December 22, 2016
Closed: June 28, 2017

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 77th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected