| Officer: | Zeni, Andrew |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 42 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Rosa, Felix |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 42 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Zeni, Andrew |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 42 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Rosa, Felix |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 42 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 40-44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 40-44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeni, Andrew | Black Male, 42 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Exonerated |
| Rosa, Felix | Black Male, 42 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Exonerated |
| Zeni, Andrew | Black Male, 42 | Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property | Unsubstantiated |
| Rosa, Felix | Black Male, 42 | Discourtesy: Word | Unfounded |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 40-44 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Unsubstantiated |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 40-44 | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
On January 5, 2019, at approximately 1:30 a.m., at Hamilton Avenue and Clinton Street in Brooklyn, Police Officer Andrew Zeni of the 76th Precinct stopped [redacted] vehicle for tinted windows (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Zeni's partner, Police Officer Felix Rosa of the 76th Precinct, then requested [redacted] license and registration. [redacted] opened his wallet and removed his documents, exposing an NYPD pendant. PO Rosa allegedly told [redacted] that the NYPD pendant, "Don't mean shit," and that [redacted] believed he could "get away with murder" for having such "bullshit" (Allegation: B: Discourtesy – Word, [redacted]). The officers reviewed [redacted] license for warrants and upon discovering he had an open warrant, arrested him. [redacted] denied having open warrants and stated he had paperwork proving such inside his vehicle to the officers. PO Rosa then searched [redacted] vehicle for the paperwork (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sergeant Elio Ponzo of the 76th Precinct responded to the scene and upon determining [redacted] vehicle was a manual transmission, drove it to the 76th Precinct stationhouse.
PO Rosa and PO Zeni transported [redacted] to the 76th Precinct stationhouse, processed his arrest, and lodged him in the prisoner holding pen. PO Zeni then returned [redacted] wallet to him, stating that he removed the NYPD pendant to be vouchered. Upon [redacted] release from Brooklyn Central Booking, he returned to the 76th Precinct stationhouse and retrieved his property using Property Invoice [redacted]. The NYPD pendant was not among the items returned to him. (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] also retrieved his vehicle, and he observed the center console door was broken, the emergency break did not function, and the rear exterior of his vehicle had been scratched. [redacted] also observed boxes of paperwork and a spare tire strewn about in the hatchback of his vehicle, and concluded it had been searched (Allegations E-F: Abuse of...
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