Complaint #202304597,
April 6, 2023

Officer: Joseph, Eddy
Complainant: Male, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Ren, Zhan
Complainant: Male, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Benedetto, Nicholas
Complainant: Male, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Unlawful Summons
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Kain, Russell
Complainant: Male, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Joseph, Eddy Male, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unfounded
Ren, Zhan Male, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Benedetto, Nicholas Male, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Unlawful Summons Unfounded
Kain, Russell Male, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Within NYPD Guidelines

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.


Penalty

Ren, Zhan
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Details

Incident: April 6, 2023
Received: May 24, 2023
Closed: August 19, 2024
Last Updated: October 12, 2024

Reason for contact: PD auto checkpoint
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 1st Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Md Shahin, Shanyan Tan, Christian Valentin
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected