Complaint #202002862,
April 23, 2020

Officer: Wong, Janice
Complainant: Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Wong, Janice
Complainant: Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Ates, Bilal
Complainant: Age 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ates, Bilal
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ates, Bilal
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ates, Bilal
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ates, Bilal
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ates, Bilal
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ates, Bilal
Complainant: Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Terrell, Shante
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Connell, Tearle
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Wong, Janice
Complainant: Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Ates, Bilal
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Wong, Janice Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Wong, Janice Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Ates, Bilal Age 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Ates, Bilal Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Ates, Bilal Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Ates, Bilal Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Ates, Bilal Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Ates, Bilal Male Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Ates, Bilal Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Terrell, Shante Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Connell, Tearle Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Wong, Janice Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Ates, Bilal Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalty

Wong, Janice
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On April 23rd, 2020, at approximately 5:00pm, [redacted] and [redacted] were occupants of a green taxi license no. [redacted] operated by [redacted] [redacted] was previously unknown to [redacted] and [redacted] outside the context of the taxi ride. Sergeant Bilal Ates and Detective Paul Mallilo, both of Narcotics Bureau Brooklyn South, stopped [redacted]s taxi (Allegation A-D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Ates asked [redacted] to step out of the taxi, and Sgt. Ates then pulled [redacted] out of the taxi and in doing so allegedly tore [redacted]s jacket. (Allegation E: Force, [redacted], Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
Around this time, Detective Shante Terrell, Detective Tearle Connell, and Detective Alfred Davidson, also of Narcotics Bureau Brooklyn South, arrived on scene to assist. Police Officer Janice Ying and Police Officer Matthew Cameron, both of PSA 1, observed the vehicle stop while on patrol and also arrived to assist. Sgt. Ates allegedly used a forcible takedown on [redacted] (Allegation G: Force, [redacted]). Det. Terrell and Det. Connell also allegedly used forcible takedowns on [redacted] (Allegation H, Allegation I: Force, [redacted]). Sgt. Ates allegedly punched [redacted] approximately ten times in the face (Allegation J: Force, [redacted]). Between three and four additional officers also punched [redacted] multiple times (Allegation K: Force, [redacted]). [redacted] told an officer he was not resisting, and the officer responded, "bullshit" (Allegation L: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Ying frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegation M, Allegation N: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Ying failed to provide [redacted] with a business card (Allegation O: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
[redacted] and [redacted] were handcuffed and removed to the 60th Precinct stationhouse. [redacted] was released from the 60th Precinct Stationhouse with summonses for an [redacted] (BR 01-02). [redacted] was released from the 60th Precinct stationhouse with a summons for an open... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 23, 2020
Received: April 24, 2020
Closed: April 21, 2022

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 60th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Matthew Cameron, Alfred Davidson, Paul Mallilo
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected