Complaint #201808920,
October 26, 2018

Officer: Macca, Thomas
Complainant: White Female, 74
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Macca, Thomas
Complainant: White Female, 74
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Macca, Thomas
Complainant: White Female, 74
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Macca, Thomas
Complainant: Male, 78
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Seecharan, Stefan
Complainant: White Female, 74
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Seecharan, Stefan
Complainant: White Female, 74
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Seecharan, Stefan
Complainant: White Female, 74
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Macca, Thomas White Female, 74 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Macca, Thomas White Female, 74 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Macca, Thomas White Female, 74 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Macca, Thomas Male, 78 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Seecharan, Stefan White Female, 74 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Seecharan, Stefan White Female, 74 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Seecharan, Stefan White Female, 74 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop 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.


Penalties

Seecharan, Stefan
Instructions

Macca, Thomas
Instructions

Summary

On October 26, 2018, at approximately 1 AM, in the vicinity of [redacted] in Brooklyn, PO Thomas Macca and PO Stefan Seecharan of the 62nd Precinct stopped [redacted] vehicle (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Seecharan allegedly opened the door of the vehicle, turned off the ignition, and removed the car keys (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Macca allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] and her husband, [redacted] (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Macca and PO Seecharan did not provide [redacted] with a Right to Know Act (RTKA) business card at the conclusion of the traffic stop (Allegations F and G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 26, 2018
Closed: April 15, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 60th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued