Complaint #200608887,
June 30, 2006

Officer: Chang, Won
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 18
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Chang, Won
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 18
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Chang, Won
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 18
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Chang, Won
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Chang, Won Hispanic Male, 18 Force: Gun Pointed Exonerated
Chang, Won Hispanic Male, 18 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Exonerated
Chang, Won Hispanic Male, 18 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded
Chang, Won Abuse of Authority: Other Exonerated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On June 30, 2006, [redacted] was at an internet café with a group of six males in Queens. [redacted] did not know the names of all the individuals that were with him, as they were friends of friends. The names [redacted] could recall are [redacted] and '[redacted] The investigation revealed that the other males who were present are [redacted] who is also known as [redacted] and [redacted] It remains unclear which of the individuals is known as '[redacted] [redacted] was wearing army pants that had two front pockets by his waist and one large cargo pocket, a white T-shirt and sneakers. At approximately 6:00 AM, [redacted] and the group of persons that he was with decided to leave the cafe. They were walked along 75th Street, until they got to Broadway. The six males stopped in front of a residential building and smoked some marijuana. Approximately thirty minutes later, two plainclothes officers in an unmarked vehicle approached [redacted] and his friends. They were finished smoking the marijuana at the time that the officers approached them. [redacted] assumed that someone called the police and stated that they were stealing.
PO #1 was the driver of the car and he exited the vehicle first. PO #1 was described as a tall Asian male, with black spiky hair, and had a medium build. The investigation revealed that PO #1 was PO Won Chang. PO #2 was the passenger of the first unmarked vehicle and he was described as a chubby white male. The investigation revealed that PO #2 was PO William Ellenberger.
When PO Chang approached the males he asked them what they were doing. One of the individuals replied that they were not doing anything, but trying to figure out what they were going to do later that day. PO Chang instructed the individuals to get against the wall and PO Chang and PO Ellenberger frisked them. As the officers were leaving, PO Chang asked what was in the bag. Only the owner of the bag knew what was in the bag but he did not want to speak up. [redacted] did not state whom the bag belonged to. PO Chang... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 30, 2006
Received: July 6, 2006
Closed: December 19, 2007

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 110th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Erik Casiano, William Ellenberger, Jennifer Lew, Theodore Pergolizzi