Complaint #201803420,
May 1, 2018

Officer: Williamson, Jesse
Complainant: Black Male, 62
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Porras, David
Complainant: Black Male, 62
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Porras, David
Complainant: Black Male, 62
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Porras, David
Complainant: Black Male, 62
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Porras, David
Complainant: Black Male, 62
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Porras, David
Complainant: Black Male, 62
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ferguson, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 62
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Porras, David
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Williamson, Jesse Black Male, 62 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Porras, David Black Male, 62 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Porras, David Black Male, 62 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Porras, David Black Male, 62 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Porras, David Black Male, 62 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Porras, David Black Male, 62 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Ferguson, Matthew Black Male, 62 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Exonerated
Porras, David Male Abuse of Authority: Frisk 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

On May 1, 2018, at approximately 10:40 p.m., [redacted] parked his vehicle in front of a fire hydrant at the corner of Avenue D and East 12th Street in Manhattan. [redacted] exited his vehicle, remained by his driver's door, and waited for his friend [redacted] for approximately 20 minutes. PO Matthew Ferguson of PSA 4 approached [redacted] and said to him, "You know I could take your car because you are parked at a hydrant" (Allegation A – Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). PO Ferguson left.
Approximately five minutes later, while driving [redacted] and an unidentified woman, [redacted]'s vehicle was stopped by PO Jesse Williamson and PO David Porras of PSA 4 in the vicinity of Avenue C and East 13th Street (Allegations B and C – Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). PO Porras patted down and searched [redacted] (Allegations D and E – Abuse of Authority: [redacted]), patted down [redacted] and the unidentified woman (Allegations F and G - Abuse of Authority: [redacted]), and searched [redacted]'s vehicle ([redacted] Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 1, 2018
Received: May 2, 2018
Closed: December 6, 2018

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 9th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued