Complaint #201801532,
February 23, 2018

Officer: Williams, Dervent
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Williams, Dervent
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Zafar, Ahsan
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Zafar, Ahsan
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Williams, Dervent Male Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Charges)
Williams, Dervent Male Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Charges)
Zafar, Ahsan Hispanic Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Charges)
Zafar, Ahsan Hispanic Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Williams, Dervent
Closed: Guilty after trial-PC Approved, February 23, 2021
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 8 days

Zafar, Ahsan
Closed: Guilty after trial-PC Approved, February 23, 2021
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 6 days

Summary

At approximately 2:27 p.m. on February 23, 2018, [redacted] was standing outside of [redacted] in the Bronx when he was approached by an unidentified man who asked if he had a spare belt. As [redacted] began to speak to this male, Sergeant Dervent Williams and Police Officer Ahsan Zafar, of the 41st Precinct, got out of an unmarked police car and approached the two civilians. Sergeant Williams approached the unidentified man and placed a hand on his back (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority: Stop: [redacted]) while Police Officer Zafar approached [redacted] and grabbed his left arm (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority: Stop: [redacted]). Sergeant Williams then frisked the unidentified man (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority: Frisk: [redacted] while Police Officer Zafar frisked [redacted] (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority: Frisk: [redacted]). After conducting these frisks and speaking to the two men for approximately one minute, the officers left the incident area. Neither [redacted] nor the unidentified male were arrested or issued summonses. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 23, 2018
Closed: October 9, 2018
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 41st Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected