Complaint #201901490,
February 8, 2019

Officer: Mccarthy, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mccarthy, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rupnick, Steven
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rupnick, Steven
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Mcgrath, Craig
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rupnick, Steven
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mccarthy, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mccarthy, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Rupnick, Steven
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Mccarthy, Kevin Black Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Mccarthy, Kevin Black Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Rupnick, Steven Black Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Rupnick, Steven Black Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Mcgrath, Craig Black Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unsubstantiated
Rupnick, Steven Black Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unsubstantiated
Mccarthy, Kevin Black Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unsubstantiated
Mccarthy, Kevin Black Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Rupnick, Steven Black Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

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

Mccarthy, Kevin
Command Discipline - B

Rupnick, Steven
Resigned

Summary

On February 8, 2019, at approximately 10:45 p.m. Police Officer Steven Rupnick and Sergeant Kevin McCarthy of the 77th Precinct stopped [redacted] who was walking in the vicinity of [redacted] in Brooklyn (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority – Stop, [redacted] Police Officer Rupnick frisked [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority – Frisk, Sergeant McCarthy frisked [redacted] s backpack (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority - Frisk, [redacted] Police Officer Rupnick searched [redacted] Is pant pockets (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority – Search, [redacted] Sergeant McCarthy searched his backpack (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority - Search, [redacted] Police Officer Craig McGrath asked [redacted] where he had come from. Police Officer McGrath, Police Officer Rupnick, and Sergeant McCarthy walked to the vehicle and left the location. Police Officer McGrath, Police Officer Rupnick, and Sergeant McCarthy did not provide [redacted] with a Right To Know Act business card (Allegations G, H, and I: Abuse of Authority – Failure to provide RTKA Card, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 8, 2019
Received: February 18, 2019
Closed: August 1, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 77th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected