Complaint #201709896,
November 29, 2017

Officer: Tucker, Theresa
Complainant: Asian Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mars, Tchekie
Complainant: Asian Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Tucker, Theresa
Complainant: Asian Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Tucker, Theresa Asian Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Mars, Tchekie Asian Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unsubstantiated
Tucker, Theresa Asian Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Exonerated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'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 November 29, 2017, at approximately 9:30 a.m., [redacted] jumped over the turnstiles and evaded subway fare inside the 71st Street – Forest Hills subway station in Queens. [redacted] was approached by Police Officer Theresa Tucker of Transit District 20 and Police Officer Tcheckie Mars of Transit District 23.
PO Tucker issued [redacted] a summons for [redacted]. [redacted] allegedly requested PO Tucker's name and shield number, and she told him the information would be on the back of the summons (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Tucker told [redacted] he was ejected from the subway station. PO Tucker and PO Mars escorted [redacted] out of the subway station, and [redacted] took his phone out in an attempt to take photos of the officers. PO Mars allegedly swatted [redacted]s phone out of his hand, causing it to fall to the ground (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). When he was ejected, PO Tucker threatened to arrest [redacted] if he returned (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 29, 2017
Closed: May 7, 2018

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 112th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected