Complaint #201900182,
December 30, 2018

Officer: Balsdon, Suzanne
Complainant: White Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Balsdon, Suzanne
Complainant: White Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bang, Brian
Complainant: White Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Bang, Brian
Complainant: White Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Balsdon, Suzanne White Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Balsdon, Suzanne White Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Bang, Brian White Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Bang, Brian White Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

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

Bang, Brian
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On December 30, 2018, at approximately 11:30 p.m., [redacted] saw a motorist crash into a parked vehicle down the block from his home at [redacted] in Queens. [redacted] called 911 to report the incident, and Police Officer Brian Bang and Police Officer Suzanne Balsdon of the 111th Precinct responded to the location. During the incident, [redacted] asked PO Bang for his name at least three times and for his shield number at least 19 times. PO Bang did not provide his name or shield number to [redacted] (Allegations A-B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Balsdon allegedly refused to provide her name and shield number to [redacted] (Allegations C-D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 30, 2018
Received: January 7, 2019
Closed: August 20, 2019

Reason for contact: Traffic accident
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 111th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Kurinne Sohan
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected