Complaint #201901030,
January 28, 2019

Officer: Shah, Saurabh
Complainant: Black Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Shah, Saurabh
Complainant: Black Male, 46
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Shah, Saurabh Black Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Shah, Saurabh Black Male, 46 Force: Gun Pointed Unsubstantiated

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.
'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.


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Complaint Closing Report

Summary

On January 28, 2019, at approximately 7:30 a.m., [redacted] was driving his car on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway towards Exit 26 in Brooklyn. As he was approaching the exit towards the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, he decided to switch lanes and merged across the solid double lines. As [redacted] was driving, he observed PO Saurabh Shah of Highway Unit 2 motioning for him to pull over (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority; [redacted]). As [redacted] was attempting to pull over, PO Shah drew his firearm and pointed it at him (Allegation B: Force; [redacted]). After [redacted] pulled over, he provided his [redacted] identification to PO Shah, who then released him without issuing a summons. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 28, 2019
Received: February 4, 2019
Closed: November 25, 2019

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 76th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

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