Complaint #201706753,
July 20, 2017

Officer: Tal, Gal
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Tal, Gal
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Tal, Gal
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Tal, Gal White Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Tal, Gal White Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Question Unsubstantiated
Tal, Gal White Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 July 20, 2017, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Police Officer Gal Tal and Police Officer Ihab Ginem, from the 67th Precinct, stopped [redacted] s car for reckless driving at Church Avenue and East 43rd Street in Brooklyn. PO Tal allegedly stated to [redacted] "You better stop or I'm taking you to jail," "If you keep talking I'm gonna arrest you," and, "If you keep talking, like I said, I'm taking you straight to jail, right now" (Allegation A). PO Tal then allegedly asked [redacted] "What is this?" referring to prescription bottles that [redacted] had in the center console of his car (Allegation B). Following this question, PO Tal allegedly searched [redacted] s car by asking him to hand over the prescription bottles (Allegation C). PO Tal issued [redacted] a summons for [redacted] (01 Board Review). PO Tal and PO Ginem left the scene thereafter. [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 20, 2017
Received: August 16, 2017
Closed: November 22, 2017

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Ihab Ginem