Complaint #201507132,
August 22, 2015

Officer: Rosenberg, Michael
Complainant: Black Female, 41
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rosenberg, Michael
Complainant: Black Female, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Johnson, Michael
Complainant: Black Female, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Rosenberg, Michael Black Female, 41 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Rosenberg, Michael Black Female, 31 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Johnson, Michael Black Female, 31 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop 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 August 22, 2015, at approximately 11:30 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] were riding their motorcycles. At North Conduit Avenue and Springfield Boulevard in Queens, [redacted] were stopped by PO Michael Rosenberg and PO Michael Johnson of Highway Unit Three (Allegations A and B). [redacted] alleged that PO Rosenberg exited the car and said, "Get the fuck off the bikes! Stop the bikes!" to [redacted] and [redacted]. PO Rosenberg said, "Give me your fucking key!" to [redacted]. [redacted] had already removed her key from her bike, and refused to provide it to PO Rosenberg. PO Rosenberg told [redacted] and [redacted] to move to the side of the road, and they complied. [redacted] had moved her bike away from [redacted] and the officers. PO Rosenberg said, "Where the fuck is she going?" to [redacted]. PO Rosenberg asked [redacted] for her identification, and she provided it. [redacted], asked PO Rosenberg, "What's the hold up? I need to get to work." PO Rosenberg allegedly said, "Shut the fuck up and wait," to [redacted] (Allegation C).
[redacted] received three summonses from PO Rosenberg, one for [redacted], one for [redacted], and one for [redacted] (Board Review 17). [redacted] received one summons from PO Johnson for [redacted] and one for [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 22, 2015
Received: August 25, 2015
Closed: January 7, 2016

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 113th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Video evidence collected