Complaint #201903685,
April 30, 2019

Officer: Senese, Justin
Complainant: Black Male, 62
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Wagenhauser, Keith
Complainant: Black Male, 62
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Wagenhauser, Keith
Complainant: Black Male, 62
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Senese, Justin Black Male, 62 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Unsubstantiated
Wagenhauser, Keith Black Male, 62 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Unsubstantiated
Wagenhauser, Keith Black Male, 62 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest 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 April 30, 2019, at approximately 2:25 a.m., an ambulance arrived at [redacted] residence, located at 11 East 125th Street in Manhattan, accompanied by Police Officer Justin Senese and Police Officer Keith Wagenhauser, of the 25th Precinct, to transport him for medical treatment. The EMTs, followed by PO Senese and PO Wagenhauser, transported [redacted] to [redacted] When they arrived at the Emergency Room entrance, a [redacted] security guard asked [redacted] if he had any weapons or metals and he handed her two 1.2-ounce cannisters of pepper spray. PO Senese and PO Wagenhauser took the pepper spray from the security guard and PO Wagenhauser told [redacted] that he could be arrested for possessing the pepper spray (Allegations A-C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] The two pepper spray bottles were not returned to [redacted] and were thrown out by PO Wagenhauser. [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 30, 2019
Received: May 1, 2019
Closed: November 22, 2019

Reason for contact: Aided case
Location: Hospital
In NYPD 25th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued