Complaint #201900062,
December 13, 2018

Officer: Petrocelli-Gammello, Lisa
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Burdeynyy, Volodymyr
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Burdeynyy, Volodymyr
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ngai, Godwin
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Austin, Tiffani
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ngai, Godwin
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ngai, Godwin
Complainant: Black Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Petrocelli-Gammello, Lisa Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Officer(s) Unidentified
Burdeynyy, Volodymyr Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Burdeynyy, Volodymyr Black Male Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Ngai, Godwin Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unsubstantiated
Austin, Tiffani Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated
Ngai, Godwin Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Exonerated
Ngai, Godwin Black Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Frisk 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 December 13, 2018, PO Godwin Ngai, PO Volodymyr Burdeynyy, and PO Lisa Petrocelli of PSA 2 stopped [redacted]'s rental vehicle in front of 670 Rockaway Avenue in Brooklyn for a red-light violation. [redacted]'s friend, [redacted] was riding in the front passenger's seat. PO Ngai instructed [redacted] to exit the vehicle and frisked [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). During the frisk, [redacted]'s pants dropped below his knees, exposing his long john underwear. PO Ngai then patted down the exterior of [redacted]'s underwear over his buttocks and groin (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Burdeynyy instructed [redacted] to exit the vehicle and then frisked him, and PO Burdeynyy and PO Petrocelli searched [redacted]'s vehicle (Allegations C, D, and E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] had an active I-card and open Criminal Complaint and was transported to the PSA 2 stationhouse.
At the PSA 2 stationhouse, PO Burdeynyy informed [redacted] that the officers seized his rental vehicle (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] refused to stand up to leave the holding cell as instructed and an officer told [redacted] "Get up before I tase you" (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] was released with summonses for [redacted].
On December 15, 2019, [redacted] returned to PSA 2 and asked PO Tiffani Austin to file a complaint. She refused but provided him with the CCRB's phone number (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 13, 2018
Received: January 3, 2019
Closed: May 15, 2020

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Rosemarie Messiana
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected