Complaint #201804009,
April 18, 2018

Officer: Muldowney, Brian
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Finn, Matthew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Finn, Matthew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Gale, James
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Gale, James
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Muldowney, Brian Hispanic Male, 34 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Finn, Matthew Hispanic Male, 34 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Finn, Matthew Hispanic Male, 34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Gale, James Hispanic Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Gale, James Hispanic Male, 34 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated

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.


Penalties

Gale, James
Command Discipline - A

Finn, Matthew
Formalized Training

Summary

On April 18, 2018, at approximately 6:24 p.m., [redacted] was driving on West 15th Street between Neptune Avenue and Hart Place in Brooklyn. His friend and neighbor, [redacted] was a passenger in the vehicle. Sergeant James Gale, Police Officer Matthew Finn, and Police Officer Brian Muldowney stopped [redacted]'s vehicle (Allegations A-C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Finn refused to provide his shield number to [redacted] (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Gale frisked [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 18, 2018
Received: April 26, 2018
Closed: December 11, 2018

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 60th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected