Complaint #201907537,
August 24, 2019

Officer: Adames, Kerwin
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Weiss, Wardah
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cunningham, Ebony
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Adames, Kerwin
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Adames, Kerwin
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Raju, Jenson
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Barnes, Cabrini
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Adames, Kerwin
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Weiss, Wardah
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Weiss, Wardah
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Cunningham, Ebony
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cunningham, Ebony
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Adames, Kerwin Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Weiss, Wardah Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Cunningham, Ebony Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Adames, Kerwin Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Adames, Kerwin Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Raju, Jenson Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Barnes, Cabrini Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Adames, Kerwin Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Weiss, Wardah Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Weiss, Wardah Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Cunningham, Ebony Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated
Cunningham, Ebony Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)

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.
'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

Cunningham, Ebony
Formalized Training

Adames, Kerwin
Formalized Training

Weiss, Wardah
Formalized Training

Summary

On August 24, 2019, at approximately 1:39 AM, at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Duryea Place in Brooklyn, Police Officer Kerwin Adames and Police Officer Wardah Iqbal, both of the 70th Precinct, responded to a dispute involving a knife (BR 13). PO Adames and PO Iqbal stopped a dollar van (Allegations A and B - Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). PO Adames and PO Iqbal entered the dollar van and stopped [redacted] (Allegations C and D - Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). Police Officer Ebony Cunningham, of the 70th Precinct, questioned and frisked [redacted] (Allegations E and F - Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). Police Officers Jenson Raju, Cabrini Barnes, and Kerwin Adames, of the 70th Precinct, searched the dollar van (Allegations G, H, and I - Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). PO Adames, PO Iqbal, and PO Cunningham did not provide [redacted] with a business card (Allegations J, K, and L - Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 24, 2019
Closed: July 14, 2020

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 70th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Eddy Acosta, Peggy Alves, Elisa Battista, Kyle Brown, Carlo Chu, Jair Flores, Amy Johnson, Kimberly Lewis, Mohamed Mozeb, Michael Velasquez, John Veloz, Marika Williams
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected