| 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 |
Further details on conclusions.
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.
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