Complaint #202004332,
May 29, 2020

Officer: Mcgrath, Craig
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mcgrath, Craig
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mcgrath, Craig
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mcgrath, Craig
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mcgrath, Craig
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Mcgrath, Craig
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mcgrath, Craig
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Mcgrath, Craig
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mcgrath, Craig
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mcgrath, Craig
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mcgrath, Craig
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Mcgrath, Craig Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons Exonerated
Mcgrath, Craig Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Mcgrath, Craig Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Mcgrath, Craig Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Mcgrath, Craig Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Stop Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Unknown Officer Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Mcgrath, Craig Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Mcgrath, Craig Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Officer(s) Unidentified
Mcgrath, Craig Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Mcgrath, Craig Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons Unsubstantiated
Mcgrath, Craig Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Mcgrath, Craig Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons Officer(s) Unidentified

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.
'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.


Summary

At approximately 12:45 a.m., on May 29th, 2020, Police Officer Patrick Craig, Sergeant John Nicolosi, Police Officer Craig McGrath, and Police Officer Joseph Dionisi of the 77th Precinct arrived in an unmarked vehicle in front of the Fine Fare Supermarket on Kingston Avenue between St. John's Place and Lincoln Place in Brooklyn, and allegedly started interacting with [redacted] and [redacted] who had been standing amongst a group of approximately ten individuals. [redacted] and [redacted] who were sitting inside [redacted] car, which was double parked on Kingston Avenue, exited the car, and approached the scene.
Police Officer McGrath stopped [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority: Stop, [redacted] allegedly pat him down (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority: Frisk, [redacted] reached into his pockets (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person), [redacted] and retrieved his ID. Other officers allegedly stopped [redacted] (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority: Stop, [redacted]), allegedly pat him down (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority: Frisk, [redacted]), reached into his pockets (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person), [redacted]), and retrieved his ID.
An officer allegedly told [redacted] the officers found a bag of marijuana on both [redacted] and [redacted] and that he could give [redacted] and [redacted] summonses for the marijuana (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority: Threat of Summons, [redacted]). Police Officer McGrath asked [redacted] if the double-parked car was hers, and she replied that it was. Police Officer McGrath then told [redacted] "That's a $115 ticket too, you know that right?" (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority: Threat of Summons, [redacted]). Police Officer McGrath then allegedly told [redacted] that she was interrupting their "frisk and search," and that he could give the individuals on scene summonses and arrest them (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority: Threat of Summons, [redacted] (Allegation J: Abuse of Authority: Threat of Arrest, [redacted]).
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Details

Incident: May 29, 2020
Received: June 17, 2020
Closed: April 19, 2022

Reason for contact: Parking violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 77th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected