| Officer: | Espinal, Edwin |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 35 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Grasser, Brandon |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 35 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Espinal, Edwin |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 37 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Grasser, Brandon |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 42 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Espinal, Edwin |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 35 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Officer: | Grasser, Brandon |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 42 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Espinal, Edwin | Black Male, 35 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Exonerated |
| Grasser, Brandon | Black Male, 35 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Exonerated |
| Espinal, Edwin | Black Female, 37 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Exonerated |
| Grasser, Brandon | Black Male, 42 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Exonerated |
| Espinal, Edwin | Black Male, 35 | Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Grasser, Brandon | Black Male, 42 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
On August 19, 2019, at approximately 7:01 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] drove in the vicinity of Hollis Avenue and 200th Street in Queens. Sgt. Edwin Espinal, PO Brandon Grasser, and PO James Holder of the 103rd Precinct pulled them over for having a broken taillight. [redacted] recorded the officers with his cell phone. Sgt. Espinal told him to put his cell phone down (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). PO Grasser asked [redacted] to exit the vehicle, frisked him, and allegedly searched him (Allegations B and C: Abuses of Authority: [redacted] 1). Sgt. Espinal asked [redacted] to exit the vehicle. [redacted] refused, and Sgt. Espinal called for backup. DTS Daniel Gukelberger, PO Brian Heisinger, and PO Kevin Nicoll of the 103rd Precinct responded.
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Sgt. Espinal frisked [redacted] (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority: [redacted] and PO [redacted] Grasser frisked [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). Sgt. Espinal searched throughout the vehicle (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]), and then told [redacted] and [redacted] that they could leave without further incident.
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