Complaint #201904043,
May 2, 2019

Officer: Holland, Brian
Complainant: Black Male, 39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Holland, Brian
Complainant: Black Male, 39
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Johnson, Scott
Complainant: Black Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Holland, Brian
Complainant: Black Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Holland, Brian
Complainant: Black Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Holland, Brian Black Male, 39 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Holland, Brian Black Male, 39 Offensive Language: Race Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Johnson, Scott Black Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Holland, Brian Black Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons Exonerated
Holland, Brian Black Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

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.
'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

Holland, Brian
Filed
Retired

Summary

On May 2, 2019, at approximately 11:45 p.m., at the intersection of Greenwich Street and Barclay Street in Manhattan, Lieutenant Brian Holland of the World Trade Tower Command approached [redacted] whose vehicle was double parked. [redacted] was speaking with his girlfriend, [redacted] During their interaction, Lieutenant Holland threatened to issue [redacted] a summons (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] drove the vehicle away. Lieutenant Holland spoke discourteously toward [redacted] (Allegation B: Discourtesy, [redacted] and stopped [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Lieutenant Holland followed [redacted] to his workplace, World Trade Tower 7. During this interaction, Lieutenant Holland made remarks to [redacted] based upon race. (Allegation D: Offensive Language, [redacted] After leaving World Trade Tower 7, Lieutenant Holland ordered Police Officer Scott Johnson, of the World Trade Tower Command, to go to the tower and speak with persons there. PO Johnson encountered [redacted] and threatened him with arrest (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 2, 2019
Received: May 10, 2019
Closed: October 25, 2019

Reason for contact: Parking violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 1st Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected