Complaint #201908076,
September 11, 2019

Officer: Greaney, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Greaney, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 15
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Greaney, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 15
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Greaney, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Greaney, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Greaney, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 15
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Greaney, Michael
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Greaney, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Greaney, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Greaney, Michael
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Greaney, Michael
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Greaney, Michael Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Greaney, Michael Black Male, 15 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Greaney, Michael Black Male, 15 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Greaney, Michael Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Greaney, Michael Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Greaney, Michael Black Male, 15 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Greaney, Michael Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Greaney, Michael Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Greaney, Michael Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Greaney, Michael Force: Gun Pointed Exonerated
Greaney, Michael Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated

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

Greaney, Michael
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On September 11, 2019, at approximately 2:37 p.m., Det. Michael Greaney of Detective Borough Queens South responded to 911 calls reporting an assault occurring in the vicinity of Parsons Boulevard and Kissena Boulevard in Queens. Det. Greaney traveled to [redacted] where he encountered [redacted] and [redacted] Det. Greaney exited his vehicle and instructed [redacted] and [redacted] to stop (Allegation A -Abuse of Authority: Stop, [redacted] (Allegation B -Abuse of Authority: Stop, [redacted] Det. Greaney allegedly told [redacted] "Don't fucking move" (Allegation C -Discourtesy: Word, [redacted] Det. Greaney pointed his gun at [redacted] (Allegation D -Force: Gun pointed, [redacted] allegedly saying, "If you run, I'll put one in you" (Allegation E -Abuse of Authority: Threat of force, [redacted] [redacted] moved against a nearby wall, and Det. Greaney allegedly said, "I'll slam your head into this wall" and "I'm not one of these stupid ass police officers with blue on" (Allegation F - Abuse of Authority: Threat of force, [redacted] (Allegation G – Discourtesy: Word, [redacted] Det. Greaney frisked [redacted] (Allegation H -Abuse of Authority: Frisk, [redacted] and searched his backpack (Allegation I -Abuse of Authority: Search, [redacted] and then frisked [redacted] (Allegation J-Abuse of Authority: Frisk, [redacted] and searched his backpack (Allegation K -Abuse of Authority: Search, [redacted] Neither [redacted] nor [redacted] was arrested as a result of this incident. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 11, 2019
Received: September 12, 2019
Closed: August 13, 2020

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 107th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected