Complaint #201904359,
May 18, 2019

Officer: Ngai, Godwin
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Disposition: APU Formalized Training
Officer: Ngai, Godwin
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Officer: Padilla, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Padilla, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Padilla, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Padilla, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Padilla, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Ngai, Godwin Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Disposition: APU Formalized Training
Ngai, Godwin Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Substantiated (Charges)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Padilla, Kevin Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Charges)
Padilla, Kevin Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Charges)
Padilla, Kevin Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Charges)
Padilla, Kevin Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Substantiated (Charges)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
Padilla, Kevin Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Ngai, Godwin
Command Discipline B
Closed: Plea set aside, Formalized Training, October 25, 2023
Formalized Training

Padilla, Kevin
Command Discipline A 5 days
Closed: Plea set aside, Formalized Training, October 25, 2023
APU Dismissed
Formalized Training

Summary

On May 18, 2019, at approximately 2 a.m., Police Officers Kevin Padilla and Godwin Ngai from PSA 2 stopped [redacted] at the corner of Sutter Avenue and Hinsdale Street in Brooklyn (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Padilla frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegations B and C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Padilla and PO Ngai stripped-searched [redacted] (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Padilla and PO Ngai failed to provide [redacted] with their business cards (Allegations F and G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 18, 2019
Received: May 20, 2019
Closed: June 4, 2020

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Maksim Kolesnyak, Peter Voong
Video evidence collected