Complaint #201808128,
August 31, 2018

Summary

On August 31, 2018, at approximately 2:40 p.m., [redacted] was driving his BMW 7-series in the vicinity of the intersection of Flushing Avenue and Humboldt Street in Brooklyn when he was pulled over by Police Officer Tyler Howe, Lieutenant Henry Daverin, and Police Officer Philippe Vukosa, all of the 90th Precinct, for allegedly failing to use his turn signal within 100 feet of a turn. The officers approached [redacted]'s vehicle on foot and smelled marijuana. PO Howe ordered [redacted] to exit his vehicle, which he did. PO Howe frisked [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Howe allegedly entered [redacted]'s pockets (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Howe ordered [redacted] to walk to the rear of his vehicle and began searching [redacted]'s vehicle (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Howe recovered a stun-gun disguised as a flashlight, knowledge and ownership of which [redacted] acknowledged. At the rear of [redacted]'s vehicle, Lt. Daverin allegedly frisked and searched [redacted] again (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] was ordered to sit in the driver's seat, which he did. PO Howe searched [redacted]'s trunk (Subsumed within Allegation C). PO Vukosa and Lt. Daverin allegedly did so, too (Allegations F and G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). From a compartment in [redacted]'s trunk, PO Howe recovered an expandable baton, knowledge and ownership of which [redacted] denied. PO Howe arrested [redacted] without incident for [redacted] (Board Review 01). [redacted] Read report for details.