Complaint #202207643,
November 5, 2022

Summary

On November 5, 2022, at [redacted] in Queens, at around 11:26 p.m., [redacted] was inside his parked car when it was side swiped by another motorist, identified by the CCRB as [redacted]. [redacted] believed [redacted] was drunk and called the police. Police Officer Christian Prate and Police Officer Dashawn Fogah – both of the 115th Precinct – responded. PO Prate and PO Fogah issued [redacted] a summons for failing to provide proof of insurance, but refused to administer a field sobriety test. [redacted] believed PO Prate and PO Fogah did not administer a field sobriety test or take enforcement action against [redacted] because [redacted] allegedly told the officers that he was an American citizen (Allegations A-B: Abuse of Authority - Biased Policing, [redacted]). [redacted] also believes he was ignored because he does not speak English. PO Prate and PO Fogah failed to obtain language interpretation services for [redacted] and no language services were provided until other officers – Police Officer Tristan Etienne and Police Officer Rahuel Bhardwaj, also of the 115th Precinct – responded to the scene (Allegations C-D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Allegations E-F: Abuse of Authority - Biased Policing, [redacted]).
In addition, PO Prate and PO Fogah allegedly refused to provide their names and shield numbers to [redacted] (Allegations G-J: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Finally, PO Prate and PO Fogah improperly deactivated their body worn cameras before the incident had concluded (Allegations K-L: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.