Complaint #201911062,
December 3, 2019

Officer: Nguyen, Dang
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Nguyen, Dang Hispanic Male, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

Nguyen, Dang
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On December 3, 2019, at approximately 4:37 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] went to the 45th Precinct stationhouse. [redacted] wanted to complain about the earlier incident in which three men in plainclothes identified themselves as officers and stopped and searched his son. [redacted] spoke to Police Officers Leonidas Castroguanga and Danny Arias, both of the 45th Precinct, over the course of more than 25 minutes, and eventually Sergeant Dang Nguyen became aware of the situation. Sgt. Nguyen did not attempt to process [redacted]'s complaint, did not offer him a complaint form, and did not inform him that he could file the complaint in person at the stationhouse (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 3, 2019
Received: December 4, 2019
Closed: December 21, 2021

Reason for contact: C/V at PCT to obtain information
Location: Police building
In NYPD 45th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Danny Arias, Leonidas Castroguanga
Video evidence collected