Complaint #201502336,
March 30, 2015

Officer: Cherry, Patrick
Complainant: Asian Male, 47
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Cherry, Patrick
Complainant: Asian Male, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Cherry, Patrick
Complainant: Asian Male, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Cherry, Patrick
Complainant: Asian Male, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Cherry, Patrick
Complainant: Asian Male, 47
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Cherry, Patrick
Complainant: Asian Male, 47
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Cherry, Patrick Asian Male, 47 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Charges)
Cherry, Patrick Asian Male, 47 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Substantiated (Charges)
Cherry, Patrick Asian Male, 47 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Charges)
Cherry, Patrick Asian Male, 47 Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons Substantiated (Charges)
Cherry, Patrick Asian Male, 47 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Charges)
Cherry, Patrick Asian Male, 47 Offensive Language: Other Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Cherry, Patrick
Forfeit vacation 30 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, February 19, 2016
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 30 days

Summary

On March 30, 2015, at approximately 1:50 p.m. (time estimated via Uber Technologies, Inc. documentation (encl. K1-K2) and civilian statements), in front of the New York City (NYC) Department of Sanitation building (encl. D4) on the West Side Highway in Manhattan, Det. Patrick Cherry of the Joint Terrorist Task Force stopped the Uber cab occupied by [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegation A). Det. Cherry threatened to arrest the driver, [redacted] acted and spoke discourteously to him, threatened him with summonses and made remarks to him based upon his country of origin (Allegations B through F).
A video of this incident, recorded by [redacted] was uploaded to YouTube and it received extensive media coverage. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 30, 2015
Received: March 31, 2015
Closed: April 22, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 6th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected