Complaint #201905628,
June 20, 2019

Officer: Venditti, Michael
Complainant: White Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Venditti, Michael
Complainant: White Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Babajko, Andrew
Complainant: White Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Venditti, Michael
Complainant: White Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Venditti, Michael
Complainant: White Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Babajko, Andrew
Complainant: White Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Venditti, Michael White Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Venditti, Michael White Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Babajko, Andrew White Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Venditti, Michael White Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Venditti, Michael White Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Babajko, Andrew White Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: 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.
'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 June 20, 2019, at approximately 7:25 PM, [redacted] parked his vehicle in front of a fire hydrant at 444 Sprague Avenue in Staten Island. Det. Michael Venditti and Det. Andrew Babajko, assigned to Staten Island Narcotics, stopped [redacted] (Allegation A and Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Det. Venditti frisked [redacted] while Det. Babajko searched [redacted]'s car and emerged with a baton (Allegation C and Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Det. Venditti then handcuffed and searched [redacted] Det. Venditti then searched [redacted]'s vehicle (Allegation E and Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] was arrested and released with a Desk Appearance Ticket for [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 20, 2019
Received: June 27, 2019
Closed: January 9, 2020

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 123rd Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime