Complaint #202301786,
February 21, 2023

Officer: Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Complainant: Dominican Male, 10-14
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Peterson, Keoto
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Complainant: Dominican Male, 10-14
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Peterson, Keoto
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Complainant: Dominican Male, 10-14
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Peterson, Keoto
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Complainant: Dominican Male, 10-14
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Peterson, Keoto
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Cottlehaddaway, Sadique Dominican Male, 10-14 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Peterson, Keoto Abuse of Authority: Stop Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Cottlehaddaway, Sadique Dominican Male, 10-14 Force: Physical force Unable to Determine
Peterson, Keoto Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Cottlehaddaway, Sadique Dominican Male, 10-14 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Peterson, Keoto Abuse of Authority: Frisk Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Cottlehaddaway, Sadique Dominican Male, 10-14 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Cottlehaddaway, Sadique Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Peterson, Keoto Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned

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.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Formalized Training
Closed: Resolved by plea, April 29, 2026
APU Formalized Training
Formalized Training

Details

Incident: February 21, 2023
Received: March 2, 2023
Closed: June 14, 2024
Last Updated: May 1, 2026

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 94th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Nicholas Angello, Daniel Roman, Andrew Tofalli, Stefan Weaver
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected