Complaint #201906142,
July 12, 2019

Officer: Woodard, Ian
Complainant: Asian Male, 44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Woodard, Ian
Complainant: Asian Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Jacobi, Michael
Complainant: Asian Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Woodard, Ian Asian Male, 44 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Woodard, Ian Asian Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Jacobi, Michael Asian Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)

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

Jacobi, Michael
Instructions

Summary

On July 12, 2019, at approximately 12:05 p.m., [redacted] double-parked his vehicle in the vicinity of 168-23 Jamaica Avenue in Queens. PO Ian Woodard and PO Anthony Pala from the 103rd Precinct put their sirens on and approached [redacted]'s vehicle. PO Woodard allegedly threw a summons for double-parking at [redacted]'s windshield (Allegation A: Discourtesy). [redacted] told PO Woodard that he was abusing his power. PO Woodard allegedly replied that if he said one more word he would make a "criminal out of him" (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority).
After the incident, [redacted] went to the 103rd Precinct stationhouse to file a complaint against PO Woodard. PO Jacobi did not take [redacted]'s complaint at the stationhouse and instead directed him to call the CCRB's phone number (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 12, 2019
Received: July 13, 2019
Closed: March 26, 2020

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 103rd Precinct Queens
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Anthony Pala, Adriana Whiting
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected