Complaint #201901501,
February 8, 2019

Officer: Mackenzie, Hugh
Complainant: Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mackenzie, Hugh
Complainant: Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Mackenzie, Hugh Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Mackenzie, Hugh Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 February 8, 2019, at approximately 6:11 p.m., [redacted] received a phone call on his cell phone from Lieutenant Hugh Mackenzie of the 52nd Precinct. Lieutenant Mackenzie identified himself as an officer from the 52nd Precinct and asked [redacted] if he intended to pursue a complaint that he had filed against officers. [redacted] told Lieutenant Mackenzie that he was going to pursue the complaint and asked him two times who he was. Lieutenant Mackenzie allegedly failed to tell [redacted] his name (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to Provide Name, unsubstantiated). Lieutenant Mackenzie then allegedly told [redacted] "Well we can both play these games, cause you got caught with 35 bags of weed, not two" (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Threat of arrest, unsubstantiated). [redacted] immediately hung up the phone without saying anything else. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 8, 2019
Received: February 19, 2019
Closed: May 14, 2019

Reason for contact: PD telephones CV
Location: Other
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued