Complaint #202508765,
December 4, 2024

Officer: Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Complainant: Puerto Rican Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Perez, Pedro
Complainant: Puerto Rican Female, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Alaabeli, Wakeel
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Kaplan, Steven
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Complainant: Puerto Rican Female, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Complainant: Puerto Rican Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Alaabeli, Wakeel
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Alaabeli, Wakeel
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Kaplan, Steven
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Vehicle
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Perez, Pedro
Complainant: Puerto Rican Female, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Perez, Pedro
Complainant: Puerto Rican Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Kaplan, Steven
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Complainant: Puerto Rican Female, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Puerto Rican Female, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Alaabeli, Wakeel
Complainant: Puerto Rican Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Cottlehaddaway, Sadique Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
Cottlehaddaway, Sadique Puerto Rican Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Within NYPD Guidelines
Perez, Pedro Puerto Rican Female, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Alaabeli, Wakeel Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Kaplan, Steven Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Cottlehaddaway, Sadique Puerto Rican Female, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
Cottlehaddaway, Sadique Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Cottlehaddaway, Sadique Puerto Rican Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Cottlehaddaway, Sadique Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Alaabeli, Wakeel Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Alaabeli, Wakeel Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Kaplan, Steven Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Cottlehaddaway, Sadique Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Force: Vehicle Unfounded
Perez, Pedro Puerto Rican Female, 30-34 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Perez, Pedro Puerto Rican Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded
Cottlehaddaway, Sadique Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons Unfounded
Cottlehaddaway, Sadique Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Kaplan, Steven Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Cottlehaddaway, Sadique Puerto Rican Female, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Unknown Officer Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Unknown Officer Puerto Rican Female, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Cottlehaddaway, Sadique Puerto Rican Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
Alaabeli, Wakeel Puerto Rican Female, 30-34 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.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'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

Cottlehaddaway, Sadique
Pending
APU - Decision Pending

Kaplan, Steven
Command Discipline - A
Command Discipline - A (Warned and Admonished)

Alaabeli, Wakeel
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 2 days) / Formalized Training

Details

Incident: December 4, 2024
Received: August 29, 2025
Closed: April 28, 2026
Last Updated: June 14, 2026

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected