Complaint #202002102,
March 12, 2020

Summary

On March 12, 2020, at approximately 10:20 p.m., Mr. B[redacted] was driving along Bedford Avenue between Lenox Road and Clarkson Avenue in Brooklyn, with Ms. B[redacted] in the front passenger seat. Once they reached the area near [redacted] Bedford Avenue, Police Officer Joseph Bautista, Police Officer S[redacted] R[redacted] and Sergeant D[redacted] G[redacted] all of the 67th Precinct Field Intelligence Team, who were in their unmarked police vehicle, stopped the vehicle with Mr. and Ms. B[redacted] (Allegation A-C: Abuse of Authority, exonerated). Mr. B[redacted] stopped the vehicle and the officers approached. PO R[redacted] asked Mr. B[redacted] for his driver's license and registration, and Mr. B[redacted] provided it to PO R[redacted] PO R[redacted] asked Mr. B[redacted] to exit the vehicle and patted Mr. B[redacted] legs down and searched his front pants pockets (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority, exonerated). PO Bautista asked Ms. B[redacted] to step out of the vehicle, patted her waist down and allegedly requested that she empty her pockets (Allegations F and G: Abuse of Authority, exonerated, unfounded). PO R[redacted] and PO Bautista then searched the car and the trunk (Allegations H-I: Abuse of Authority, exonerated). The officers let Mr. and Ms. B[redacted] go with a warning. PO R[redacted] allegedly never returned Mr. B[redacted] driver's license to him after releasing him (Allegation J: Abuse of Authority, unsubstantiated). None of the officers provided Mr. and Ms. B[redacted] with their business cards (Allegations K-P): Abuse of Authority, substantiated). Read report for details.