Complaint #201707351,
March 29, 2017

Officer: Vanbrakle, Miguel
Complainant: Female, 62
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Vanbrakle, Miguel
Complainant: Female, 62
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Vanbrakle, Miguel Female, 62 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unsubstantiated
Vanbrakle, Miguel Female, 62 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest 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 March 29, 2017, at approximately 6:30 p.m., [redacted] was involved in a verbal altercation with her husband, [redacted] and [redacted] s girlfriend, [redacted] outside of her home, which is located at [redacted] in Brooklyn. [redacted] called 911, and two officers, identified by the investigation as PO Miguel VanBrakle and PO Daohui Tang of the 67 Precinct, responded to the location.
PO VanBrakle approached [redacted] and [redacted] offered to call her friend on her cell phone so her friend could speak with PO VanBrakle about the incident. PO VanBrakle told [redacted] to turn her phone off and to stop recording (Allegation A). [redacted] told PO VanBrakle that her phone was not on at that moment and tried to explain the situation. PO VanBrakle told [redacted] that if she did not quiet down, he would have to arrest her (Allegation B). PO VanBrakle took [redacted] s contact information, and [redacted] went back into her home.
PO VanBrakle prepared a Domestic Incident Report (BR 01) and a Complaint Report for harassment (BR 02) in regards to this incident. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 29, 2017
Received: September 7, 2017
Closed: January 9, 2018

Reason for contact: C/V requested investigation of crime
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Daohui Tang