| Officer: | Senese, Justin |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Female |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Obstructed Shield Number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Howell, Edwin |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexually Motivated Frisk) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Recategorized as: | Abuse of Authority: Other |
| Officer: | Senese, Justin |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Senese, Justin |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Senese, Justin |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Senese, Justin |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Question |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senese, Justin | Female | Abuse of Authority: Obstructed Shield Number | Unsubstantiated |
| Howell, Edwin | Black Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexually Motivated Frisk) | Unsubstantiated |
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Recategorized as
Abuse of Authority: Other
on August 5, 2023
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| Senese, Justin | Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | |
| Senese, Justin | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | |
| Senese, Justin | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | |
| Senese, Justin | Abuse of Authority: Question | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | |
Further details on conclusions.
On June 11, 2021, at approximately 4:20 a.m., PO Justin Senese and PO Edwin Howell, both of the 25th Precinct, stopped [redacted] who was driving with his friends, [redacted] for an improperly displayed license plate at the intersection of East 115th Street and Pleasant Avenue in Manhattan. PO Senese determined that [redacted] was driving with a suspended license and requested that Sgt. Maurice Grant and his driver, PO Nicholas Lamere, also both of the 25th Precinct, respond to the location. PO Senese asked [redacted] to exit the vehicle, which they did. PO Senese frisked and searched [redacted] (no corresponding allegations were pleaded as [redacted] was searched subject to arrest), and then asked [redacted] "Do you have anything on you that you're not supposed to?” (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority Question, [redacted] PO Senese then frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority - Frisk, [redacted] Allegation C: Abuse of Authority – Search (of person), [redacted] Sgt. Grant asked [redacted] to exit the car, which she did, and no officer frisked or searched her.
Prior to leaving the location, PO Senese did not provide [redacted] with a business card (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority – Failure to Provide RTKA Card, [redacted]
That same day, at approximately 4:25 a.m., at the 25th Precinct stationhouse, PO Senese completed [redacted] pedigree information while PO Howell conducted the search in front of the desk. During the search, PO Howell allegedly made inappropriate contact with [redacted] testicles over his clothing (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority – Sex Miscon (Sexually Motivated Frisk), [redacted]
Shortly after [redacted] was lodged in a holding cell, [redacted] came to the stationhouse to inquire about why he had been arrested. [redacted] spoke with PO Senese, who allegedly was not wearing his shield while speaking with her (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority Obstructed Shield Number, [redacted] Because she did not see a shield, [redacted] asked for his shield number, which he...
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