Complaint #201706569,
July 21, 2017

Officer: Pedigo, Leon
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Officer: Jackson, Ikeem
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pedigo, Leon
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Officer: Jackson, Ikeem
Complainant: Age 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Fernandez, Luis
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rosen, Griffin
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Aseng, Richard
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Aseng, Richard
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rosen, Griffin
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pedigo, Leon
Complainant: Age 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pedigo, Leon
Complainant: Age 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Fernandez, Luis
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Pedigo, Leon
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Pedigo, Leon
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Pedigo, Leon Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Jackson, Ikeem Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Pedigo, Leon Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Jackson, Ikeem Age 31 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Fernandez, Luis Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Rosen, Griffin Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Aseng, Richard Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Aseng, Richard Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Rosen, Griffin Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Pedigo, Leon Age 31 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Pedigo, Leon Age 31 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Fernandez, Luis Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Pedigo, Leon Black Male, 31 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Pedigo, Leon Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Exonerated

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

Pedigo, Leon
Command Discipline - A

Summary

At approximately 1:30 a.m. on July 21, 2017, [redacted] and his friends were gathered in front of [redacted] in Brooklyn when they were allegedly stopped and frisked by PO Leon Pedigo, PO Ikeem Jackson, Sgt. Richard Aseng, PO Griffin Rosen, and PO Luis Fernandez of Police Service Area 2 (PSA2) (Allegations A-J: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Aseng, PO Rosen, and PO Fernandez separated one of [redacted] friends from the rest of the group and frisked and searched him [redacted] (Allegations K and L: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] attempted to record the frisk on his cell phone, but PO Pedigo interfered with his use of a recording device by slapping the phone out of his hands (Allegation M: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation N: Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] stepped several feet back and continued to record, but PO Pedigo interfered with his use of a recording device a second time (Allegation O: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Pedigo refused to provide his name to [redacted] (Allegation P: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 21, 2017
Received: August 8, 2017
Closed: May 7, 2018

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected