Complaint #201411695,
October 24, 2014

Officer: Wong, Johnny
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Smith, Terrence
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Wong, Johnny
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Raso, Brett
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Wong, Johnny Black Male, 33 Force: Gun Pointed Exonerated
Smith, Terrence Black Male, 33 Force: Gun Pointed Exonerated
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Unfounded
Wong, Johnny Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Raso, Brett Black Male, 33 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated

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.
'Unsubstantiated': or '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.


Summary

On October 24, 2014 at 4:43 p.m., Sgt. Johnny Wong, PO Terrence Smith, and PO Wildor Saint-Val stopped [redacted] car at Riverdale Avenue and Legion Street in Brooklyn, on the suspicion that the car was involved in the robbery of Jetro Cash & Carry (Allegation A). [redacted] was a passenger in [redacted] car, and [redacted] the robbery victim, was in the officers' car at the time of the stop. After getting out of the police car, PO Smith pointed his gun at [redacted] and Sgt. Wong pointed his gun at [redacted] (Allegations B and C). The officers searched and handcuffed [redacted] and [redacted]. Additional officers arrived later, and [redacted] stated that several of the additional officers also drew their guns (Allegation D). [redacted] said he told the officers that [redacted] looked different from the man who robbed him, and that he never saw the driver of the car, but [redacted] and [redacted] were arrested and taken to the 69th Precinct stationhouse. At the stationhouse, Det. Brett Raso spoke to [redacted] and allegedly called him an "asshole" (Allegation E). [redacted] was incarcerated for several days until a judge dismissed all charges associated with this incident (encl. 13D). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 24, 2014
Received: November 19, 2014
Closed: May 22, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Wildor Saintval, Hugh Sinclair
Video evidence collected