Complaint #201910763,
December 10, 2019

Officer: Holly, Monique
Complainant: White Male, 70-74
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Hughes, Justin
Complainant: White Male, 70-74
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Holly, Monique White Male, 70-74 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Unfounded
Hughes, Justin White Male, 70-74 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated

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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On December 10, 2019, at approximately 2:30pm, Mr. [redacted] was inside of the CVS Pharmacy located at 31-01 Ditmars Boulevard in Queens, when Detective [redacted] of the 114th Precinct confiscated the four $500 Nordstrom gift cards which Mr. [redacted] had just purchased (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, Unfounded). The following day, on December 11, 2020, at approximately 2:00pm, Detective Justin Hughes and Police Officer [redacted] both of the Grand Larceny Division, arrived at Mr. [redacted] apartment, located at [redacted] in Queens. Mr. [redacted] invited Det. Hughes and PO [redacted] into his apartment and Det. Hughes seized additional gift cards from Mr. [redacted] (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, Substantiated) The investigation determined that Det. Hughes failed to prepare a property voucher as required (Allegation C: Other Misconduct Noted). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 10, 2019
Received: December 16, 2019
Closed: April 30, 2021

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 114th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Rauly Espinal
Video evidence collected