Complaint #201907856,
June 29, 2019

Officer: Weber, Kevin
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 38
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Weber, Kevin
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 38
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Weber, Kevin Hispanic Male, 38 Abuse of Authority: Question Unsubstantiated
Weber, Kevin Hispanic Male, 38 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.
'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 4:13 p.m., PO Kevin Weber and PO Nelson Romero, both of the 25th Precinct, stopped the vehicle in which [redacted] was an occupant in the vicinity of East 128th street and 2nd Avenue in Manhattan (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Weber asked [redacted] "Do you smoke Marijuana?" and "Is there marijuana in the vehicle?" (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
[redacted] was issued summonses for operating a vehicle with no insurance and operating a vehicle with an expired registration as a result of this incident. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 29, 2019
Received: September 5, 2019
Closed: June 17, 2020

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 25th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Nelson Romero
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected