Complaint #201708435,
October 11, 2017

Officer: Valentin, Krystopher
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Valentin, Krystopher
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Valentin, Krystopher
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Valentin, Krystopher
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Valentin, Krystopher
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Valentin, Krystopher
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Valentin, Krystopher
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mcgrath, Craig
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mcgrath, Craig
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mcgrath, Craig
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Feeley, Brian
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mcgrath, Craig
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Valentin, Krystopher Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Valentin, Krystopher Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Valentin, Krystopher Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Valentin, Krystopher Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Valentin, Krystopher Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Valentin, Krystopher Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Valentin, Krystopher Black Male, 28 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Mcgrath, Craig Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Mcgrath, Craig Black Male, 28 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Mcgrath, Craig Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Feeley, Brian Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Mcgrath, Craig Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

On October 11, 2017, at approximately 9:57 p.m., [redacted] was driving south on Nostrand Avenue toward Bergen Street in Brooklyn. He was working as an [redacted] driver and was going to a restaurant at [redacted] to pick up an order. Police Officer Krystopher Valentin, Police Officer Craig McGrath, and Police Officer Brian Feely, all of the 77th Precinct, stopped [redacted]s vehicle (Allegations A-C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Valentin allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] multiple times during the incident (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Valentin allegedly refused to provide his name and shield number to [redacted] multiple times during the incident (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Valentin allegedly knocked [redacted]s cellphone out of his hand (Allegation F: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Valentin frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegations G-H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO McGrath also allegedly searched [redacted] (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Valentin and PO McGrath searched inside [redacted]s vehicle (Allegations J-K: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO McGrath allegedly said, "We don't give a fuck," to [redacted] (Allegation L: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 11, 2017
Received: October 12, 2017
Closed: September 27, 2018

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 77th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Avinash Patel, Raymond Williams