Complaint #201905690,
June 17, 2019

Officer: Mellas, Matthew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Cunningham, Curt
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mellas, Matthew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cunningham, Curt
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Mellas, Matthew Hispanic Male, 54 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Cunningham, Curt Hispanic Male, 54 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unsubstantiated
Mellas, Matthew Hispanic Male, 54 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Cunningham, Curt Hispanic Male, 54 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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 17, 2019, at approximately 1:37 AM, PO Matthew Mellas and PO Curt Cunningham, of Highway Patrol 2, pulled over [redacted] in the vicinity of 4th Avenue and 18th Street in Brooklyn (Allegation A - Abuse of Authority - [redacted]) (Allegation B - Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). PO Mellas allegedly told [redacted] "Shut the fuck up and give me the license" (Allegation C - Discourtesy - [redacted]). PO Cunningham allegedly interfered with [redacted]s phone recording (Allegation D - Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). [redacted] was issued two summonses: [redacted] for failure to use designated lane (BR 01) and [redacted] for improper signal (BR 02).
Cell phone video evidence was provided by [redacted]. Dash camera video with audio was provided by the officers involved. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 17, 2019
Received: June 28, 2019
Closed: December 11, 2019

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 60th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued

Video evidence collected