Complaint #201700112,
January 3, 2017

Officer: Scott, Jermaine
Complainant: Black Male, 12
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Scott, Jermaine
Complainant: Black Male, 12
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Scott, Jermaine
Complainant: Black Male, 12
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Radosti, Barbara
Complainant: Black Male, 12
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Radosti, Barbara
Complainant: Black Male, 12
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Scott, Jermaine
Complainant: Black Male, 12
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Scott, Jermaine
Complainant: Black Male, 12
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Scott, Jermaine Black Male, 12 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Scott, Jermaine Black Male, 12 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Scott, Jermaine Black Male, 12 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Radosti, Barbara Black Male, 12 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Radosti, Barbara Black Male, 12 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Scott, Jermaine Black Male, 12 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Scott, Jermaine Black Male, 12 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated

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.
'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

Scott, Jermaine
Formalized Training

Summary

On January 3, 2017, [redacted] went inside [redacted] and allegedly stole a piece of candy. The owner of the store, [redacted] (last name unknown), called 911 and Police Officers Jermaine Scott and Barbara Radosti, both of the 109th Precinct, arrived at the location. PO Scott and PO Radosti stopped [redacted] while he was waiting for his bus at the Q25 bus stop at Holly Avenue and escorted him back inside of the store (Allegations A and B). [redacted] also came inside of the store. [redacted] displayed a video showing [redacted] standing in front of a candy shelf and putting his hand to the candy. PO Scott asked [redacted] if he took the candy, which he denied. PO Scott allegedly took [redacted] backpack off his shoulders and handed it to PO Radosti. PO Scott allegedly searched and frisked [redacted] friend, [redacted] (Allegation C and D). PO Radosti allegedly handed [redacted] bag to PO Scott and said, "There's nothing there" (Allegation E) and PO Scott then allegedly took out books from [redacted] backpack and leafed through the pages (Allegation F). No candy was ever found on [redacted] person. While escorting [redacted] out of the store, PO Scott allegedly stated, "If you and your friends ever come in this store again, we're going to have to do a sweep on you" (Allegation G). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 3, 2017
Closed: June 8, 2017

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 109th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected