Complaint #201907778,
August 6, 2019

Officer: Wright, Craig
Complainant: Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Wright, Craig
Complainant: Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Wright, Craig Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Exonerated
Wright, Craig Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card 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.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Wright, Craig
Instructions

Summary

On August 6, 2019, at approximately 7:44 p.m., at the corner of Cleveland Street and Pitkin Avenue in Brooklyn, [redacted] was riding his bicycle when he was stopped by Police Officer Craig Wright of the 75th Precinct. PO Wright ordered [redacted] to provide his identification. [redacted] refused and began recording the incident on his phone. PO Wright allegedly ignored [redacted]s repeated requests for a business card (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) and allegedly took his phone to prevent him from recording (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] was arrested for [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 6, 2019
Received: August 30, 2019
Closed: January 27, 2020

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - OGA

Witness Officers: Anthony Datnarain, Brandon Gentz, Forrest Hirsch, Yutaro Kotake, Kristina Lopez, Michael Miller, Joshua Navarro, Lalchan Singh
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected