Complaint #201501526,
September 14, 2014

Officer: Kosak, Thomas
Complainant: Asian Male, 20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Wandel, Shawn
Complainant: Asian Male, 20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Kosak, Thomas
Complainant: Asian Male, 20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Gesture
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Wandel, Shawn
Complainant: Asian Male, 20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Kosak, Thomas Asian Male, 20 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Wandel, Shawn Asian Male, 20 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Kosak, Thomas Asian Male, 20 Discourtesy: Gesture Unsubstantiated
Wandel, Shawn Asian Male, 20 Force: Physical force 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.


Summary

On September 14, 2014, at approximately 12:15 a.m., [redacted] was driving eastbound on the Belt Parkway, from Brooklyn into Queens. He had one passenger in the vehicle, [redacted]. [redacted] was stopped by two officers, PO Thomas Kosak and PO Shawn Wandel. [redacted] was asked to exit the vehicle and a sobriety test was administered. [redacted] alleged that PO Kosak and PO Wandel spoke discourteously to him throughout the encounter, using the words, "fuck," "fucking bullshit," "I don't give a fuck about that," and "idiot" (Allegations A and B). While standing at the rear of the vehicle, PO Wandel grabbed [redacted] in order to restrain him (Allegation C). At the end of the incident, PO Kosak issued five summonses, allegedly throwing them at [redacted] (Allegation D). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 14, 2014
Received: March 2, 2015
Closed: July 17, 2015

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 100th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued

Video evidence collected