Complaint #201412291,
November 22, 2014

Officer: Tiernan, Brian
Complainant: Asian Female, 44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Tiernan, Brian
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Tiernan, Brian Asian Female, 44 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Tiernan, Brian Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS 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.
'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.


Document

Complaint Closing Report

Summary

On November 22, 2014, at approximately 8:48 p.m., Sgt. Brian Tiernan of the 102nd Precinct investigated the incident leading to the arrests of [redacted], [redacted] and [redacted] at [redacted] in Queens for [redacted] (arrest reports encl. D39-44). During their interaction with the officers, Sgt. Tiernan allegedly used several variations of the word "fuck" and "bitch" as he spoke to [redacted] and her cousin-in-law [redacted] (allegation A). Sgt. Tiernan threatened to contact ACS (allegation B) (Civilian Complaint Report encl. B1, CCRB Complaint report encl. B2-3, CCRB statements encl. B4-17). PO Kenneth Neubauer and PO Tommy Choi of the 102nd Precinct responded to the incident [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 22, 2014
Received: December 10, 2014
Closed: April 28, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 102nd Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Tommy Choi, Thomas Connelly, John Frammosa, Kenneth Neubauer
Video evidence collected