Complaint #201809405,
November 11, 2018

Officer: Keegan, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Keegan, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Keegan, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Bloodnick, William
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Bloodnick, William
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Bloodnick, William
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Jordan, Rosa
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Keegan, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Keegan, Joseph Black Male, 33 Force: Gun Pointed Exonerated
Keegan, Joseph Black Male, 33 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Keegan, Joseph Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Bloodnick, William Black Male, 33 Force: Gun Pointed Exonerated
Bloodnick, William Black Male, 33 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Bloodnick, William Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Jordan, Rosa Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Other Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Officer(s) Unidentified
Keegan, Joseph Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated

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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 November 11, 2018, at approximately 12:22am, [redacted] was walking in the vicinity of [redacted] in Queens, when he was stopped by PO Joseph Keegan and PO William Bloodnick, both of the 101st Precinct (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority- Exonerated). As the officers approached him, both PO Keegan and PO Bloodnick pointed their guns at [redacted] (Allegations C and D: Force-[redacted]). PO Bloodnick then took [redacted] to the ground (Allegation E: Force-[redacted]). PO Keegan allegedly put his knee on [redacted]'s head (Allegation F: Force-[redacted]). While he was on the ground in handcuffs, an unidentified officer reached inside [redacted]'s pockets and backpack (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority-[redacted]). Once he was stood up, an unidentified officer reached inside of [redacted]'s sweatshirt pocket (Subsumed in Allegation G). PO Keegan then reached inside [redacted]'s pocket to retrieve his identification (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority-[redacted]). [redacted] was allegedly detained for approximately 45 minutes before being released (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority-[redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 11, 2018
Received: November 13, 2018
Closed: October 7, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 101st Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Denis Hickey, Jesse Jansky, Marcos Mourino, Michael Petroglia