Complaint #202205245,
January 18, 2022

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Hassan, Haroonul
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Modesto, Fabian
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Modesto, Fabian
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Hassan, Haroonul
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Modesto, Fabian
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Hassan, Haroonul
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Hassan, Haroonul Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Modesto, Fabian Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Question Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Modesto, Fabian Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Hassan, Haroonul Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Modesto, Fabian Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Hassan, Haroonul Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Question Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated

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

Modesto, Fabian
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 3 days)

Hassan, Haroonul
Command Discipline - A
Command Discipline - A (Vacation: 2 days)

Summary

On January 18, 2022, at approximately 11:38pm, PO Haroonul Hassan, PO Fabian Modesto, PO Julio Martinez, Sgt. Robert Cox, PO Larry Feng, and PO Jose Gomez of the 67th Precinct were conducting a caravan in two unmarked vehicles in Brooklyn. On Lenox Road and Rockaway Parkway, officers pulled over [redacted] vehicle for disobeying a red light (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority: Within NYPD Guidelines). PO Hassan allegedly asked [redacted] if there were any weapons in the vehicle (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority: Unable to Determine). PO Hassan asked [redacted] to step out of the vehicle and frisked [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority: Substantiated). PO Modesto asked [redacted] several questions including about his arrest history (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority: Substantiated). PO Modesto improperly asked for consent to search [redacted] vehicle (Allegation E Abuse of Authority: Substantiated). [redacted] gave consent, and his vehicle was searched. Officers used discretion and allowed [redacted] to leave the scene. PO Hassan, and PO Modesto did not provide business cards to [redacted] (Allegations F-G: Abuse of Authority: Substantiated). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 18, 2022
Received: January 19, 2022
Closed: April 12, 2023

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Robert Cox, Larry Feng, Jose Gomez, Julio Martinez
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected