Complaint #202305488,
May 27, 2023

Officer: Amir, Muhammad
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Steele, Daniel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Vehicle
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Amir, Muhammad
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Amir, Muhammad
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Lavaud, Samuel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Lavaud, Samuel
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Amir, Muhammad Hispanic Male, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Steele, Daniel Hispanic Male, 40-44 Force: Vehicle Unfounded
Amir, Muhammad Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Unfounded
Amir, Muhammad Hispanic Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Within NYPD Guidelines
Lavaud, Samuel Hispanic Male, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Lavaud, Samuel Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Unfounded

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Summary

On May 27, 2023, at approximately 1:20 AM, [redacted] was stopped at 1650 Grand Concourse at the intersection of Grand Concourse and East Mount Eden Avenue, in the Bronx, by officers of the Bronx Community Response Team for riding a moped with no license plates. [redacted] alleged that PO Daniel Steele hit his moped with a silver minivan during the stop (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]), that PO Muhammad Amir and PO Samuel Lavaud cursed at him (Allegations B and C: Discourtesy, [redacted]), that PO Amir seized [redacted] moped (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]), and that PO Amir and PO Lavaud did not turn on their body-worn cameras (BWC) (Allegations E and F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] was summonsed for [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 27, 2023
Received: June 15, 2023
Closed: May 9, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 44th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Joseph Algerio, Christopher Burns, Daniel Casey, Ernest Hernandez, Brian Johnson, Stanley Leung, Jensie Mueses, James Sullivan
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected