| Officer: | Dumelle, Adam |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Dumelle, Adam |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer: | Dumelle, Adam |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer: | Dumelle, Adam |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Dumelle, Adam |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Body Cavity Searches |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Dumelle, Adam |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Dumelle, Adam |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Cole, Brenton |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Miscellaneous |
| Officer: | Cole, Brenton |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Miscellaneous |
| Officer: | Dumelle, Adam |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Action |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Perez, Benjamin |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 55-59 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Body Cavity Searches |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Cole, Brenton |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 55-59 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Body Cavity Searches |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Miscellaneous |
| Officer: | Dumelle, Adam |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | White Male, 30-34 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Dumelle, Adam |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Unlawful Arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Dumelle, Adam |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 55-59 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Unlawful Arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Dumelle, Adam |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Unlawful Arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Dumelle, Adam |
| Allegation: | Untruthful Statement: False official statement |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Dumelle, Adam |
| Allegation: | Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumelle, Adam | Black Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Dumelle, Adam | Black Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Dumelle, Adam | Black Male, 21-24 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Dumelle, Adam | Black Male, 21-24 | Discourtesy: Word | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Dumelle, Adam | Black Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Body Cavity Searches | Exonerated |
| Dumelle, Adam | Black Male, 25-29 | Discourtesy: Word | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Dumelle, Adam | Black Male, 21-24 | Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Cole, Brenton | Black Male, 21-24 | Discourtesy: Word | Miscellaneous |
| Cole, Brenton | Black Male, 21-24 | Force: Physical force | Miscellaneous |
| Dumelle, Adam | Black Male, 25-29 | Discourtesy: Action | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Perez, Benjamin | Black Male, 55-59 | Abuse of Authority: Body Cavity Searches | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Cole, Brenton | Black Male, 55-59 | Abuse of Authority: Body Cavity Searches | Miscellaneous |
| Dumelle, Adam | Black Male, 25-29 | Discourtesy: Word | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Unknown Officer | White Male, 30-34 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Unfounded |
| Dumelle, Adam | Black Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Unlawful Arrest | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Dumelle, Adam | Black Male, 55-59 | Abuse of Authority: Unlawful Arrest | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Dumelle, Adam | Black Male, 21-24 | Abuse of Authority: Unlawful Arrest | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Dumelle, Adam | Untruthful Statement: False official statement | Substantiated (Charges) | |
| Dumelle, Adam | Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement | Substantiated (Charges) |
Further details on conclusions.
On January 15, 2020, shortly before 8:30 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] were standing in front of a bodega on the southeast corner of Covert Street and Wilson Avenue in Brooklyn when [redacted] approached them. [redacted] and [redacted] briefly greeted each other by at least touching hands, and [redacted] walked away. Sergeant Adam Dumelle and Police Officer Benjamin Perez, then assigned to 83rd Precinct Anticrime, drove up in their unmarked vehicle and exited. Sgt. Dumelle believed that [redacted] had sold drugs to [redacted] and he immediately unlawfully arrested [redacted] and [redacted] for various drug-related charges (BR 01-03) (Allegations A-C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Perez ordered [redacted] to open his mouth so he could inspect for drugs, thereby conducting a cavity search of his mouth (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Additional 83rd Precinct officers responded, including Detective Brenton Cole and Police Officers Savanna Domenech, Christian Romero, and Alexander Leon. Det. Cole also allegedly ordered [redacted] to open his mouth so he could inspect for drugs (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
Sgt. Dumelle told [redacted] that he was not going to do any "slimy shit" regarding his arrest, and later asked him if his handcuffs were "fucked up" (Allegation F: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Officers transported [redacted] and [redacted] to the 83rd Precinct stationhouse. At the stationhouse, PO Domenech brought [redacted] to the desk for processing. Sgt. Dumelle told [redacted] to "knock it the fuck off," and also told him that it sounded like he was "talking shit" (Allegation G: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Sgt. Dumelle pointed a Taser at [redacted], shining the red laser sight on his chest, and told him, "You smile like I'm not psycho enough to put this in your chest" (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
Sgt. Dumelle directed Det. Cole and PO Romero to strip-search [redacted] (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). While disrobing, [redacted]'s sock...
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