Complaint #202201283,
February 22, 2022

Officer: Almelaiki, Ahmed
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Henry, Derrell
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Paul, Keston
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Henry, Derrell
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Almelaiki, Ahmed
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Henry, Derrell
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Almelaiki, Ahmed
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Paul, Keston
Complainant: Age 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Paul, Keston
Complainant: Age 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Paul, Keston
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Almelaiki, Ahmed
Complainant: Age 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Henry, Derrell
Complainant: Age 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Paul, Keston
Complainant: Age 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Almelaiki, Ahmed Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unable to Determine
Henry, Derrell Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unable to Determine
Paul, Keston Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Stop Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Henry, Derrell Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Almelaiki, Ahmed Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Henry, Derrell Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Almelaiki, Ahmed Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Paul, Keston Age 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Paul, Keston Age 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Paul, Keston Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Almelaiki, Ahmed Age 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unable to Determine
Henry, Derrell Age 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unable to Determine
Paul, Keston Age 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Almelaiki, Ahmed
Formalized Training

Henry, Derrell
Command Discipline - A
Command Discipline - A (Vacation: 1 day)

Summary

On February 22, 2022, at approximately 2:53 p.m. in the vicinity of [redacted] in Brooklyn, [redacted] was seated in the rear passenger's seat of a cab, which [redacted] was operating, when Police Officer Ahmed Almelaiki, Police Officer Derrell Henry, and Police Officer Keston Paul, all of the 73rd Precinct, stopped the vehicle and stopped [redacted] (Allegations A-B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegations C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation D-E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Henry ordered [redacted] to exit the vehicle and frisked him (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Paul searched [redacted] vehicle (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Almelaiki told [redacted] "We are trying to cut you a break right now, but you keep acting up, we are going to be forced to take you back to the precinct and have someone arrest you" (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Henry, PO Almelaiki, and PO Paul failed to provide [redacted] with a business card (Allegations J-K: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation L: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Paul failed to provide [redacted] with a business card (Allegation M: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). No arrest or summons resulted from this incident. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 22, 2022
Received: March 1, 2022
Closed: April 12, 2023

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected