Complaint #202001687,
February 28, 2020

Officer: Mas, Christian
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mas, Christian
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lou, Wang
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lou, Wang
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Lou, Wang
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Mas, Christian Hispanic Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Mas, Christian Hispanic Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Exonerated
Lou, Wang Hispanic Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Lou, Wang Hispanic Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Lou, Wang Hispanic Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Exonerated

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

Lou, Wang
Formalized Training

Summary

On February 28, 2020, at approximately 10:18 a.m., in the vicinity of 534 Soundview Avenue in the Bronx, Sgt. Wang Lou of the 43rd Precinct stopped [redacted] at a vehicle checkpoint (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
[redacted] refused to provide his license and registration to PO Christopher Mas of the 43rd Precinct and stated he would only do so if he was being detained. PO Mas told [redacted] if that was the case then he was being detained and to get out of his vehicle. [redacted] refused to exit his vehicle. PO Mas then threatened to break [redacted]'s car window (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
[redacted] requested to speak to a supervisor and Sgt. Lou walked over. Sgt. Lou told [redacted] he needed to provide his license and registration. [redacted] argued with Sgt. Lou and then provided his identification. Sgt. Lou told [redacted] that he could not record at a vehicle checkpoint (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Mas then gave [redacted] his business card, Sgt. Lou did not provide [redacted] with his business card and instead just told [redacted] to leave (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
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Details

Incident: February 28, 2020
Closed: October 26, 2020

Reason for contact: PD auto checkpoint
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 43rd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Jose Blanco, Elisamparo Fanas, Jabbour Rabadi
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected