| Officer: | Tsang, Philip |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Substantiated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Tsang, Philip |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Aliyev, Farid |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Aliyev, Farid |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Unsubstantiated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Tsang, Philip |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Substantiated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Aliyev, Farid |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Question |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Unsubstantiated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Tsang, Philip |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Tsang, Philip |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Aliyev, Farid |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Board Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsang, Philip | Black Male, 23 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Exonerated |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated | |||
| Tsang, Philip | Black Male, 23 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Unsubstantiated |
| Aliyev, Farid | Black Male, 23 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Aliyev, Farid | Black Male, 23 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Exonerated |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated | |||
| Tsang, Philip | Black Male, 23 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Exonerated |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated | |||
| Aliyev, Farid | Black Male, 23 | Abuse of Authority: Question | Exonerated |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated | |||
| Tsang, Philip | Black Male, 23 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Unsubstantiated |
| Tsang, Philip | Black Male, 23 | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Aliyev, Farid | Black Male, 23 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
On June 16, 2015, at approximately 8:20 p.m., inside the MTA Subway station at West 34th Street and Broadway in Manhattan, [redacted] used his metro card at the turnstile and then entered through the emergency gate with a delivery package. When [redacted] was approximately 20 feet away from the emergency gate, Sgt. Farid Aliyev from Transit District 2 in Manhattan called out to him to come over. [redacted] refused to go with Sgt. Aliyev. As [redacted] walked away, Sgt. Aliyev questioned how he got in and [redacted] said that he went through the turnstile (Allegation A). Sgt. Aliyev stopped [redacted] asked if he used a metro card to enter and then told [redacted] to hand over the metro card to verify its usage (Allegation B). [redacted] admitted that he used his metro card but refused to hand it over. Sgt. Aliyev told [redacted] that he could be arrested for disorderly conduct (Allegation C).
PO Brandon Tom and PO Phillip Tsang, also from Transit District 2, approached [redacted] at which time PO Tsang searched [redacted] front pants pockets (Allegation D). [redacted] asked PO Tsang to see his shield, and PO Tsang allegedly said that [redacted] did not need to see it (Allegation E). [redacted] was handcuffed and escorted outside of the turnstile. PO Tsang frisked [redacted] front pants pockets (Allegation F) and then removed his metro card and identification (Allegation G). PO Tom verified that [redacted] used his metro card, at which time Sgt. Aliyev allegedly commented that the incident would not have happened if [redacted] would have "fucking" handed over his metro card earlier (Allegation H). PO Tsang issued [redacted] a summons for disorderly conduct, (Allegation I).
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