Complaint #202007247,
October 29, 2020

Officer: White, Yahkeem
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: White, Yahkeem
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Medina, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Medina, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Bletcher, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Bletcher, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Bletcher, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Medina, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
White, Yahkeem Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
White, Yahkeem Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Medina, Christopher Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Medina, Christopher Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Bletcher, Michael Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Bletcher, Michael Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Bletcher, Michael Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Medina, Christopher Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated

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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Bletcher, Michael
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

White, Yahkeem
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Medina, Christopher
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On October 29, 2020, at approximately 9:50 p.m., [redacted] was driving his sister's Chevrolet Malibu when a police vehicle containing Sergeant Michael Bletcher, Police Officer Christopher Medina, and Police Officer Yahkeem White (all of Police Service Area 7) stopped his car (Allegations A and B, Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop, [redacted] PO White reached into [redacted]s car, removed [redacted]s messenger bag as well as a shopping bag, and searched the bags (Allegation C, Abuse of Authority, Vehicle search, [redacted] (Allegation D, Abuse of Authority: Search (of person), [redacted] Sgt. Bletcher and PO Medina failed to provide their names to [redacted] upon request (Allegations E and F, Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name, [redacted] allegedly asked Sgt. Bletcher and PO Medina for their shield numbers (Allegations G and H, Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number, [redacted]
Police Officer Carlos Gomez and Police Officer Manolin Molina of Police Service Area 7 were also present during this incident.
[redacted] was not arrested or summonsed regarding this incident. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 29, 2020
Received: November 2, 2020
Closed: April 22, 2022

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 40th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Carlos Gomez, Manolin Molina
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected