Complaint #201610413,
December 7, 2016

Officer: Hui, Samuel
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hui, Samuel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Officer: Hui, Samuel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hui, Samuel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Hui, Samuel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 31
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Hui, Samuel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Scheblein, Bryan
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Scheblein, Bryan
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Scheblein, Bryan
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Scheblein, Bryan
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Officer: Scheblein, Bryan
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hillmann, Stephen
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Hillmann, Stephen
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hillmann, Stephen
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Instructions
Officer: Hillmann, Stephen
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Officer: Hillmann, Stephen
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Officer: Hillmann, Stephen
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Officer: Hillmann, Stephen
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Hui, Samuel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hui, Samuel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 31
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Hui, Samuel Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Hui, Samuel Hispanic Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Hui, Samuel Hispanic Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons Unsubstantiated
Hui, Samuel Hispanic Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Hui, Samuel Hispanic Male, 31 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Hui, Samuel Hispanic Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Scheblein, Bryan Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Scheblein, Bryan Male Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Scheblein, Bryan Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Scheblein, Bryan Male Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Scheblein, Bryan Hispanic Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Hillmann, Stephen Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Hillmann, Stephen Hispanic Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Hillmann, Stephen Black Male, 33 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Instructions
Hillmann, Stephen Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Hillmann, Stephen Hispanic Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Hillmann, Stephen Male Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Hillmann, Stephen Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Hui, Samuel Hispanic Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Hui, Samuel Hispanic Male, 31 Discourtesy: Word 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.


Penalties

Hillmann, Stephen
Formalized Training

Hui, Samuel
Formalized Training

Scheblein, Bryan
Formalized Training

Summary

On December 7, 2016, at approximately 12:52 a.m., [redacted] P [redacted] Mr. F [redacted] and an individual, known only as S [redacted] were driving in the vicinity of Pennsylvania Avenue and Livonia Avenue in Brooklyn. PO Samuel Hui, Sgt. S [redacted] Hi [redacted] and PO B [redacted] S [redacted] stopped their vehicle at the northeast corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Livonia Avenue (Allegation A through C). PO Hui asked Mr. P [redacted] to exit the vehicle and threatened to issue Mr. P [redacted] a summons if Mr. P [redacted] did not allow him to search the vehicle (Allegation D). PO Hui frisked Mr. P [redacted] (Allegation E and F). PO S [redacted] asked S [redacted] to exit the vehicle. PO S [redacted] frisked and searched S [redacted] (Allegations G, H, and I). PO S [redacted] asked Mr. F [redacted] to exit the vehicle. PO S [redacted] frisked and searched Mr. F (Allegations J, K, and L). PO Hui searched Mr. P [redacted] vehicle (Allegations M and N). Sgt. Hi [redacted] video recorded Mr. P [redacted] using his personal cell phone (Allegation O and P). PO Hui threw a summons at Mr. P [redacted] (Allegation Q). Mr. P [redacted] asked the officers what probable cause meant and PO Hui responded saying, "It means we could fucking arrest you right now. Do you want to get arrested right now?" (Allegations R and S). PO Hui refused to provide his shield number to Mr. P [redacted] (Allegation T).
Mr. P [redacted] was issued a summons for driving with a defective brake light (Board Review 01-03). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 7, 2016
Received: December 21, 2016
Closed: June 8, 2017

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued

Video evidence collected