Complaint #201909064,
July 18, 2019

Summary

On July 18, 2019, at approximately 4:30 p.m., [redacted] as the driver of his vehicle, was double-parked in front of 110 Chauncey Street with [redacted] in the front passenger seat of his car, when Police Officer Abel Lovera, Sergeant Yasin Elhaddad, and Police Officer Christian Angeron of the 81st Precinct approached the vehicle. PO Lovera walked to the driver's side of the vehicle with PO Angeron who stood behind him, and Sgt. Elhaddad approached the front passenger side of the vehicle. The front driver's and passenger's windows were down, and as PO Lovera spoke with [redacted] he allegedly noticed the smell of marijuana. PO Lovera then ordered [redacted] and [redacted] out of the vehicle. [redacted] and [redacted] complied with the request. PO Lovera and Sgt. Elhaddad frisked [redacted] and [redacted] respectively at their sides of the vehicle and PO Lovera allegedly searched [redacted] by entering his pocket (Allegations A - C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). While the officers spoke with [redacted] and [redacted] people from the neighboring buildings began to congregate around the scene and shout at the officers. [redacted] and [redacted] then walked to the back of the vehicle with PO Lovera and Sgt. Elhaddad, and [redacted] began recording the incident with his phone, all while PO Angeron, while under the supervision of Sgt. Elhaddad as the ranking officer, searched the inside of the vehicle and the trunk for marijuana (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Police Officer Dennis Henriquez and Police Officer Matthew Perry of the 81st Precinct arrived at the scene, shortly after the other officers, but did not interact with the vehicle or its occupants. Once the vehicle search was completed and PO Angeron did not find anything, [redacted] continued to record the officers and stood in the street, arguing with the officers. Sgt. Elhaddad ordered [redacted] back in his vehicle or he would take [redacted] back to the stationhouse to issue him a summons for disorderly conduct (Allegation F: Abuse... Read report for details.