| Officer: | Montana, Paul |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Female, 40-44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Wittek, Lee |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Exonerated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Within NYPD Guidelines |
| Officer: | Wittek, Lee |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 40-44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Officer: | Wittek, Lee |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 40-44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Exonerated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Within NYPD Guidelines |
| Officer: | Wittek, Lee |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 40-44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Wittek, Lee |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 40-44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Wittek, Lee |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 40-44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Question |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Exonerated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Within NYPD Guidelines |
| Officer: | Wittek, Lee |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 40-44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Wittek, Lee |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 40-44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Board Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana, Paul | Black Female, 40-44 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Wittek, Lee | Black Female, 21-24 | Force: Physical force | Within NYPD Guidelines |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated | |||
| Wittek, Lee | Black Female, 40-44 | Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Wittek, Lee | Black Female, 40-44 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Within NYPD Guidelines |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated | |||
| Wittek, Lee | Black Female, 40-44 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Wittek, Lee | Black Female, 40-44 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Wittek, Lee | Black Female, 40-44 | Abuse of Authority: Question | Within NYPD Guidelines |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated | |||
| Wittek, Lee | Black Female, 40-44 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Wittek, Lee | Black Female, 40-44 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
Further details on conclusions.
On October 4, 2021, at approximately 2:50 p.m., Lieutenant Paul Montana, of Patrol Borough Staten Island, and Det. Lee Wittek, of the Criminal Intelligence Section, responded to [redacted] in Staten Island on suspicion of a stolen vehicle. Ten precinct officers also responded: PO Taylor Fortunato, PO Samantha Oconnell, PO Mohammad Hoque, PO Matthew Harrison, and PO Michael Meyerson, of the 120 Precinct, and PO Justin Meehan, PO Michael Dagostino, PO Emmanuel Keppel, PO Victor Baniqued, and PO George Arabella, all of the 122 Precinct.
[redacted] was arrested for possession of stolen license plates. [redacted] alleged that Det. Wittek forcibly placed her hands behind her back in an aggressive manner during her arrest (Allegation A: Force - Physical force, [redacted]). While this was occurring, Lieutenant Montana spoke with [redacted] and said to her, "if you live there, you'll be coming with me" (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Threat of arrest, [redacted]). [redacted] was taken to the 120th Precinct stationhouse. Det. Wittek then stopped [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority – Stop, [redacted]). [redacted] initially stated that she did not have ID on her and Det. Wittek asked, "You're driving a car without a driver's license?" (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority - Question, [redacted]).
[redacted] entered [redacted] and officers remained on scene to continue their investigation into the stolen vehicle. At approximately 3:20 p.m., [redacted] exited [redacted] and got back in her car. Det. Wittek approached her a second time and, as she was driving away, stopped her and told her to get out of her vehicle (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority - Vehicle stop, [redacted]). Det. Wittek grabbed [redacted] keys and inspected them without [redacted] consent (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority – Search, [redacted]). Det. Wittek then had [redacted] step to the back of her vehicle, where he grabbed the pockets to her hoodie (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority – Frisk, [redacted]) and lifted her hoodie up (Allegation H:...
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