Complaint #201807337,
September 2, 2018

Officer: Gabel, Donald
Complainant: Female
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Clarke, Steven
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 31
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Gabel, Donald
Complainant: Female
Allegation: Discourtesy: Gesture
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Clarke, Steven
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 31
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Clarke, Steven
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Gabel, Donald Female Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Clarke, Steven Hispanic Male, 31 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Gabel, Donald Female Discourtesy: Gesture Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Clarke, Steven Hispanic Male, 31 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Clarke, Steven Hispanic Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons Exonerated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Complainant Uncooperative

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

Gabel, Donald
Resigned

Summary

On September 2, 2018, at approximately 6:30 PM, at the intersection of 177th Street and Broadway in Manhattan, PO Steven Clarke of the 33rd Precinct pulled [redacted] over for a traffic infraction. During the interaction, PO Clarke allegedly used physical force against [redacted] (Allegation A: Force, Unfounded). PO Donald Gabel, also of the 33rd Precinct, gestured discourteously towards [redacted]'s passenger, [redacted] (Allegation B: Discourtesy, Substantiated). PO Gabel threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, Substantiated). PO Clarke allegedly spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation D: Discourtesy, Unfounded). PO Clarke threatened to issue a summons to [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, Exonerated). [redacted] was issued summonses for [redacted].
[redacted] drove to the 33rd Precinct stationhouse. An officer at the 33rd Precinct stationhouse did not process his complaint against officers (Allegation F: Abuse of Authortiy, Complainant Uncooperative). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 2, 2018
Closed: May 2, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 33rd Precinct Manhattan

Witness Officers: Rolando Mella, Peter Saladino
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected