Complaint #202207368,
October 28, 2022

Officer: Caraballo, Steven
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Bhatti, Aaqib
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Hui, Bolue
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Caraballo, Steven
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Bhatti, Aaqib
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Caraballo, Steven
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Bias-Based Policing (Race)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer: Bhatti, Aaqib
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Bias-Based Policing (Race)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer: Hui, Bolue
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Caraballo, Steven Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Bhatti, Aaqib Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Hui, Bolue Black Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unable to Determine
Caraballo, Steven Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Bhatti, Aaqib Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Caraballo, Steven Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Bias-Based Policing (Race) Unfounded
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other
Bhatti, Aaqib Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Bias-Based Policing (Race) Unfounded
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other
Hui, Bolue Black Male, 35-39 Discourtesy: Action Unable to Determine
Unknown Officer Black Male, 35-39 Discourtesy: Action Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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.


Penalties

Caraballo, Steven
Command Discipline - A

Bhatti, Aaqib
Command Discipline - A

Details

Incident: October 28, 2022
Received: October 31, 2022
Closed: December 14, 2023
Last Updated: June 1, 2024

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 70th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Andrzej Babiuch, Alvaro Contreras, Juned Khan, Lawrence Pollard
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected