Complaint #201902094,
March 11, 2019

Officer: Williams, Marika
Complainant: Asian Male, 30
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Williams, Marika
Complainant: Asian Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Williams, Marika Asian Male, 30 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Williams, Marika Asian Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 March 11, 2019, at approximately 12:10 a.m., in the vicinity of Coney Island Avenue between Church Avenue and Caton Avenue in Brooklyn, [redacted] was driving for Uber with a female passenger in the vehicle, when he got pulled over by PO Marika Williams and PO Desean Mullings, of the 70th Precinct. PO Williams approached [redacted] window and asked for his license and registration and informed [redacted] that he was pulled over for a defective tail light. PO Williams wrote summons #ABD1522500 (BR 01) regarding the tail light. PO Williams explained how to get the summons dismissed and [redacted] asked why he was being issued a summons if it was just going to be dismissed. Then PO Williams allegedly threw [redacted] ID, license, and registration at him and walked away (Allegation A: Discourtesy Action, unsubstantiated). [redacted] shouted, "What's your problem? What's your name, officer, what's your name?" as PO Williams walked back to her vehicle. PO Williams did not respond to [redacted] request for her name (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to provide name, unsubstantiated).
This incident resulted in summons #[redacted] (BR 01) for a defective tail light. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 11, 2019
Closed: September 17, 2019

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 70th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Desean Mullings
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected