Complaint #202207747,
November 6, 2022

Officer: Morrow, Steven
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Fennell, Brandon
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Morrow, Steven
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Fennell, Brandon
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Perez, Emilio
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Morrow, Steven
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Fennell, Brandon
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Morrow, Steven
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Morrow, Steven
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Morrow, Steven
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Morrow, Steven
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Fennell, Brandon
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Morrow, Steven Hispanic Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Fennell, Brandon Hispanic Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Morrow, Steven Hispanic Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Fennell, Brandon Hispanic Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Perez, Emilio Hispanic Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Morrow, Steven Hispanic Male, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Fennell, Brandon Hispanic Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Morrow, Steven Hispanic Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Morrow, Steven Hispanic Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Within NYPD Guidelines
Morrow, Steven Hispanic Male, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Morrow, Steven Hispanic Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Fennell, Brandon Hispanic Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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

Fennell, Brandon
Command Discipline - A
Command Discipline - A (Vacation: 1 day)

Morrow, Steven
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 3 days)

Perez, Emilio
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On November 6, 2022, at approximately 1:00 PM, [redacted] was outside of [redacted] in the Bronx when Police Officers Steven Morrow and Brandon Fennell, both from the 45th Precinct, stopped him (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority-[redacted]). PO Morrow seized [redacted] property (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority-[redacted]). PO Morrow and PO Fennell refused to provide their names and shield numbers to (Allegations D, E, F, and G: Abuse of Authority-[redacted]). PO Morrow spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegations H and I: Discourtesy-[redacted]). PO Morrow and PO Fennell did not provide [redacted] with a business card (Allegations J and K: Abuse of Authority-[redacted]). Officers damaged [redacted] property (Allegation L: Abuse of Authority-[redacted]). There was no arrest and no summons issued. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 6, 2022
Received: November 14, 2022
Closed: February 8, 2024
Last Updated: June 22, 2024

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 45th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Ariel Francisco, Michael Hughes, James Olson, Danny Padilla, Glasjun Pereyra
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected