Complaint #201506560,
August 5, 2015

Officer: Zhang, Tongzhong
Complainant: White Male, 34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Zhang, Tongzhong
Complainant: White Male, 34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Zhang, Tongzhong
Complainant: White Male, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Zhang, Tongzhong White Male, 34 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Zhang, Tongzhong White Male, 34 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Zhang, Tongzhong White Male, 34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

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


Penalty

Zhang, Tongzhong
Command Level Instructions

Summary

On August 5, 2015, shortly before 11:36 p.m., [redacted] went under the turnstile to access the uptown platform of the 1, 2 and 3 trains at the subway station on 12th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. Once he was on the platform, [redacted] was approached by PO Tongzhong Zhang of the Transit Bureau. PO Zhang was accompanied by three unidentified officers. PO Zhang began to write a summons. PO Zhang asked for [redacted] cell phone number, but [redacted] refused to provide it. PO Zhang then told [redacted] "Oh, you're being an asshole" (Allegation A). PO Zhang then allegedly told [redacted] that he would arrest him right then if he did not provide his cell phone number (Allegation B). Eventually, PO Zhang then pushed [redacted] in the chest, so that his back hit the gate (Allegation C). PO Zhang then issued [redacted] a summons for theft of service, and ejected him from the station (Board Review 09). When PO Zhang escorted [redacted] out of the station, he told him, "Don't ever come to my fucking station again, or I'm gonna arrest you" (Allegation A cont'd and Allegation D). [redacted] then left the station. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 5, 2015
Received: August 6, 2015
Closed: December 15, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 6th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Johnpatrick Harrigan