Complaint #201707955,
September 4, 2017

Officer: Bomparola, Anthony
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Bomparola, Anthony
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bomparola, Anthony
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Bomparola, Anthony Black Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Bomparola, Anthony Black Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Bomparola, Anthony Black Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search 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

Bomparola, Anthony
Instructions

Summary

On September 4, 2017, PO Anthony Bomparola and PO Mohamed Elhanafi, from the 79th Precinct, pulled over [redacted]'s vehicle on Bedford Avenue, between Myrtle Avenue and Willoughby Avenue, in Brooklyn, for excessive tints and a license plate cover. During the vehicle stop, PO Bomparola frisked [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Bomparola then searched [redacted]'s vehicle (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). When issuing [redacted] his summons, PO Bomparola refused to provide his name to [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] was issued a summons for his license plate cover. [redacted] recorded a portion of this incident with his cell phone. The relevant portions of the video were edited via Snag-It (Board Review 01). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 4, 2017
Received: September 26, 2017
Closed: February 1, 2018

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 79th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Mohamed Elhanafi
Video evidence collected