Complaint #201607604,
August 29, 2016

Officer: Ahn, Peter
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ahn, Peter
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ahn, Peter
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Macnear, Stanley
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Skobla, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Skobla, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Macnear, Stanley
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Skobla, Thomas
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Macnear, Stanley
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ahn, Peter Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Ahn, Peter Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Ahn, Peter Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Macnear, Stanley Black Male, 32 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Skobla, Thomas Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Skobla, Thomas Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Macnear, Stanley Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Skobla, Thomas Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Macnear, Stanley Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Formalized Training)

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.
'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.


Penalties

Macnear, Stanley
Formalized Training

Skobla, Thomas
Formalized Training

Ahn, Peter
Formalized Training

Summary

On August 29, 2016, at approximately 6:30 p.m., PO Peter Ahn and PO Thomas Skobla responded to [redacted] in Queens for a report of a burglary. [redacted] was residing at [redacted] at the time of this incident. PO Ahn and PO Skobla entered [redacted] in Queens (Allegations A and B). PO Ahn and PO Skobla threatened to arrest [redacted] for trespassing if he did not leave the location (Allegations C and D). [redacted] asked PO Ahn and PO Skobla to identify themselves and they did not (Allegations E and F). Sgt. Stanley MacNear responded to the location. Sgt. MacNear said to [redacted] "Open the fucking door motherfucker" (Allegation G). Sgt. MacNear entered [redacted] in Queens (Allegation H). Sgt. MacNear threatened to arrest [redacted] for trespassing if he did not leave the location (Allegation I). [redacted]
Ultimately, [redacted] was given time to pack his belongings and left. [redacted] was homeless as a result of this incident. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 29, 2016
Received: September 6, 2016
Closed: February 2, 2017

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 113th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected