Complaint #202205775,
August 31, 2022

Officer: Moussa, James
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Moussa, James
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Filippi, John
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Hudgens, David
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Filippi, John
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Bettex, Lawrence
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Rana, Aman
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Moussa, James
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Filippi, John
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Filippi, John
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Hudgens, David
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Filippi, John
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Bettex, Lawrence
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Moussa, James
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Rana, Aman
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Filippi, John
Complainant: Black, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Moussa, James Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Moussa, James Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unable to Determine
Unknown Officer Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unable to Determine
Filippi, John Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Hudgens, David Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Filippi, John Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Bettex, Lawrence Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unable to Determine
Rana, Aman Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unable to Determine
Moussa, James Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unfounded
Filippi, John Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unfounded
Filippi, John Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unable to Determine
Hudgens, David Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unfounded
Filippi, John Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Within NYPD Guidelines
Bettex, Lawrence Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unable to Determine
Moussa, James Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unable to Determine
Rana, Aman Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unable to Determine
Filippi, John Black, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unable to Determine

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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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.


Penalty

Filippi, John
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On August 25, 2022, at approximately 4:30 P.M., Sgt. John Filippi, PO James Moussa, and Det. David Hudgens, all assigned to the Warrant Squad, allegedly stopped [redacted] on the southeast corner of [redacted] and [redacted] in Brooklyn (Allegations A, B, and C, Abuse of Authority: Unfounded).
On August 29, 2022, at approximately 7:10 P.M., PO James Moussa, as well as Sgt. Lawrence Bettex and Det. Aman Rana, both also assigned to the Warrant Squad, allegedly stopped [redacted] on the southeast corner of [redacted] and [redacted] in Brooklyn (Allegations D, E, and F, Abuse of Authority: Unable to Determine). An officer allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation G, Abuse of Authority: Unable to Determine). Sgt. Bettex, PO Moussa, and Det. Rana allegedly failed to provide [redacted] with business cards (Allegations H, I, and J, Abuse of Authority: Unable to Determine).
On August 31, 2022, PO Moussa, Sgt. Filippi, and Det. Hudgens stopped [redacted] (Allegations K, L, and M, Abuse of Authority: Within NYPD Guidelines). Sgt. Filippi threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation N, Abuse of Authority: Within NYPD Guidelines). Sgt. Filippi allegedly refused to provide his shield number and name to [redacted] (Allegations O and P, Abuse of Authority: Unable to Determine) and failed to provide him with a business card (Allegation Q, Abuse of Authority: Substantiated). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 31, 2022
Closed: December 19, 2023
Last Updated: March 6, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected