Complaint #201710579,
December 14, 2017

Officer: Quinn, Gregory
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 37
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Bang, Brian
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bang, Brian
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Bang, Brian
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Bang, Brian
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Bang, Brian
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 37
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Quinn, Gregory Hispanic Male, 37 Force: Physical force Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Bang, Brian Hispanic Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion Unsubstantiated
Bang, Brian Hispanic Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Bang, Brian Hispanic Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Bang, Brian Hispanic Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Bang, Brian Hispanic Male, 37 Force: Physical force Unfounded

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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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

Bang, Brian
Command Discipline - B

Summary

On December 14, 2017, at approximately 7:40 p.m., [redacted] was working as an Uber driver and dropped off a passenger, [redacted] in the vicinity of 217-30 54th Avenue in Queens. After dropping off the passenger, [redacted] observed a police vehicle behind him, which subsequently turned on its lights and stopped [redacted]'s vehicle. PO Brian Bang and PO Gregory Quinn, of the 111th Precinct, approached [redacted]'s vehicle and requested [redacted]'s license and registration. PO Quinn then allegedly opened [redacted]'s door, pulled him out of the vehicle, and took him to the ground (Allegation A: Force, miscellaneous - [redacted]). While [redacted] was on the ground, PO Bang allegedly stepped on his lower back, causing him pain (Allegation B: Force, [redacted] and reached into [redacted]'s vehicle, entered the center console, and removed [redacted]'s wallet to obtain his license (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Bang also allegedly removed [redacted]'s cellphone, which was attached to the AC vent and was recording at the time (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] was then placed in handcuffs. Afterward, PO Bang allegedly entered [redacted]'s phone and deleted the video that had been recording (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] [redacted] was issued a summons for [redacted], and the officers then departed. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 14, 2017
Received: December 26, 2017
Closed: January 24, 2019

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 111th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Video evidence collected