Complaint #201905037,
June 3, 2019

Officer: To, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Burns, Frank
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Burns, Frank
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Burns, Frank
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Burns, Frank
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
To, Kevin Black Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Burns, Frank Black Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Burns, Frank Black Male, 22 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Burns, Frank Black Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Burns, Frank Black Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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

Burns, Frank
Retired

Summary

On June 3, 2019, at approximately 8:00 PM, at the Resort World Casino in Queens, Sergeant Frank Burns, of the Citywide Task Force, stopped the vehicle in which [redacted] and [redacted] were occupants (Allegation A - Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). [redacted] and [redacted] were frisked (Allegations B and C - Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). Lieutenant Kevin To allegedly searched [redacted] (Allegation D - Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). Sgt. Burns searched [redacted] vehicle (Allegation E - Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). [redacted] alleged that an officer damaged his vehicle (Allegation F - Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 3, 2019
Received: June 10, 2019
Closed: August 18, 2020

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 106th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Steven Cruver
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected