Complaint #201707718,
August 30, 2017

Officer: Dagnese, Jack
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Koval, Ivan
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Dagnese, Jack
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Koval, Ivan
Complainant: Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Koval, Ivan
Complainant: Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Stefopoulos, Nikolaos
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Stefopoulos, Nikolaos
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dagnese, Jack
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Koval, Ivan
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Stefopoulos, Nikolaos
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Stefopoulos, Nikolaos
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Koval, Ivan
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Stefopoulos, Nikolaos
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dagnese, Jack
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Koval, Ivan
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Stefopoulos, Nikolaos
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Dagnese, Jack
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Dagnese, Jack Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Koval, Ivan Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Dagnese, Jack Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Koval, Ivan Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Koval, Ivan Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Stefopoulos, Nikolaos Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Stefopoulos, Nikolaos Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Dagnese, Jack Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Koval, Ivan Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Stefopoulos, Nikolaos Black Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Stefopoulos, Nikolaos Black Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Koval, Ivan Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Stefopoulos, Nikolaos Black Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unsubstantiated
Dagnese, Jack Black Male, 28 Force: Gun Pointed Unsubstantiated
Koval, Ivan Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Stefopoulos, Nikolaos Black Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Dagnese, Jack Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched 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.
'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

At approximately 7:14 PM on August 30, 2017, [redacted] seated inside of [redacted] Is vehicle in front of [redacted]. [redacted] and [redacted] were in Staten Island. [redacted] briefly entered and exited [redacted] Is vehicle and who lived at [redacted] began to leave the area. Sergeant Nikolaos Stefopoulos of the Staten Island Narcotics Bureau decided to stop the vehicle, and Police Officer Jack Dagnese and Police Officer Ivan Koval stopped it before it left the area (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation B and Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Stefopoulos left the other officers to finish conducting the vehicle stop as he went to [redacted]. After Sgt. Stefopoulos ran to [redacted], PO Dagnese pointed his firearm at [redacted] s vehicle in order to stop it (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Inside [redacted], Sgt. Stefopoulos stopped [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Stefopoulos frisked [redacted] (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]), and searched [redacted] (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). After frisking and searching [redacted], Sgt. Stefopoulos strip searched [redacted] (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Stefopoulos returned to the vehicle stop where PO Dagnese and PO Koval were. PO Dagnese frisked [redacted] (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) and strip-searched him (Allegation J: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Koval searched [redacted] Is vehicle (Allegation K: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Koval frisked and searched [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegation L, M, N, and O: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). After the civilians were frisked, Sgt. Stefopoulos and PO Dagnese searched [redacted] Is vehicle (Allegation P and Allegation Q: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] were arrested for [redacted]. [redacted] was released with a Desk Appearance Ticket, while [redacted] and [redacted] were released the following day. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 30, 2017
Received: September 19, 2017
Closed: February 5, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 122nd Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Video evidence collected