Complaint #201903548,
April 13, 2019

Officer: Christian, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Christian, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Christian, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Christian, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Buono, Raymond
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Grant, James
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Christian, Sean Black Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Christian, Sean Black Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Christian, Sean Black Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Christian, Sean Black Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Buono, Raymond Black Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Grant, James Black Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop 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.
'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.


Penalty

Christian, Sean
Instructions

Summary

On April 13th, 2019 at approximately 9:15pm, Police Officers Sean Christian, James Grant, and Raymond Buono, all of the 70th Precinct, stopped [redacted] vehicle in front of 584 East 21st Street in Brooklyn (Allegations A-C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] After informing [redacted] of why he had been stopped, PO Christian stated that he smelled marijuana and asked [redacted] to step out of his vehicle. PO Christian then allegedly frisked [redacted] (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] and searched his vehicle (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] was not arrested or issued a summons. PO Christian allegedly failed to provide a RTKA business card to [redacted] as required (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 13, 2019
Received: April 23, 2019
Closed: January 27, 2020

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 70th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected