Complaint #201708119,
October 2, 2017

Officer: Aliyev, Farid
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Aliyev, Farid
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Gray, Glenn
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Aliyev, Farid
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Aliyev, Farid Hispanic Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Aliyev, Farid Hispanic Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Substantiated (Charges)
Gray, Glenn Hispanic Male, 26 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Aliyev, Farid Hispanic Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Charges)

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.


Penalty

Aliyev, Farid
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, November 20, 2019
APU Not guilty

Summary

On October 2, 2017, at approximately 5:30 p.m. [redacted] paid to enter the Canal Street J-train station in Manhattan and let [redacted] in through the emergency gate. Sergeant Farid Aliyev and Police Officers Glenn Gray and William Maisonet of Transit Bureau District 02 stopped and [redacted] to issue [redacted] a summons. [redacted] handed PO Maisonet his I.D., took out his cell phone and began recording a video of PO Maisonet holding his I.D. Sgt. Aliyev grabbed [redacted] s right wrist and interfered with his video recording (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] 1). Sgt. Aliyev frisked [redacted] (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] 1). Sgt. Aliyev threatened to arrest [redacted] if he kept recording (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] 1). PO Gray said to [redacted] "You need to fucking act up. You need to respect me, I'm an officer. Respect goes a long way" (Allegation D: Discourtesy, [redacted]).
[redacted] was issued a summons for entering the transit system without payment.
Sgt. Aliyev failed to prepare a stop-and-frisk report (Allegation E: Other Misconduct).
Along with [redacted] s cell phone video, MTA surveillance footage was obtained (Board Reviews 03-06).
An attorney was consulted regarding Allegations A and D. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 2, 2017
Received: October 3, 2017
Closed: April 4, 2018
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 1st Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: William Maisonet
Video evidence collected