Complaint #202001716,
March 1, 2020

Officer: Fresnel, Peterson
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Fresnel, Peterson
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Fresnel, Peterson
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Reddington, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Singh, Pargat
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Singh, Pargat
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Singh, Pargat
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Fuller, Marcus
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Fuller, Marcus
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Fresnel, Peterson
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Fresnel, Peterson
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Fresnel, Peterson
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Fresnel, Peterson
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Fresnel, Peterson
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Fresnel, Peterson Black Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Fresnel, Peterson Black Male, 25-29 Offensive Language: Race Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Fresnel, Peterson Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Reddington, Michael Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Singh, Pargat Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Singh, Pargat Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Singh, Pargat Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Fuller, Marcus Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Fuller, Marcus Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Fresnel, Peterson Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Fresnel, Peterson Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Fresnel, Peterson Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement Substantiated (Charges)
Fresnel, Peterson Black Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Fresnel, Peterson Black Male, 25-29 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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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.


Penalties

Reddington, Michael
Pending
APU - Decision Pending

Fresnel, Peterson
Pending
APU - Decision Pending

Singh, Pargat
Command Discipline - A
Command Discipline - A (Vacation: 3 days)

Summary

On March 1, 2020, at approximately 12:30AM, Mr. [redacted] double-parked his car on Mott Avenue, across the street from the 101st Precinct stationhouse in Queens, to pick up a pizza. PO [redacted] of the 101st Precinct, wrote Mr. [redacted] a summons for double parking. Police Officer [redacted] and PO [redacted] of the 101st Precinct, and Det. Peterson Fresnel, of the 101st Detective Squad, stood in the area. Mr. [redacted] allegedly asked PO [redacted] PO [redacted] and Det. Fresnel for their names and shield numbers (Allegation A though F: Abuse of Authority: unfounded). Mr. [redacted] asked PO [redacted] PO [redacted] and Det. Fresnel for business cards. PO [redacted] provided his business card to Mr. [redacted] PO [redacted] handwrote his name and shield number on the back of PO [redacted] business card, but neither PO [redacted] nor Det. Fresnel provided their business cards (Allegations G and H: Abuse of Authority: substantiated). When Mr. [redacted] asked Det. Fresnel for his business card, Det. Fresnel allegedly responded "No, boy" (Allegation I: Offensive Language and Allegation J: Discourtesy: unsubstantiated).
Mr. [redacted] entered the 101st Precinct stationhouse to file a complaint against Det. Fresnel for calling him "boy." Det. Fresnel followed Mr. [redacted] inside the stationhouse, stood next to Mr. [redacted] as he sat in the civilian waiting area, and asked him repeatedly if he was intoxicated and for his driver's license (Allegation K: Abuse of Authority: substantiated). Lt. [redacted] of the 101st Precinct, was the commanding officer at the stationhouse and was assigned to the front desk when Mr. [redacted] requested to submit a complaint against Det. Fresnel. Lt. [redacted] did not process Mr. [redacted] complaint against Det. Fresnel (Allegation L: Abuse of Authority: substantiated). Mr. [redacted] believed Det. Fresnel was harassing him and that no officer on scene was going to help him submit his complaint, so he left the stationhouse. As he exited, Det. Fresnel allegedly bumped Mr.... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 1, 2020
Closed: February 28, 2022
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Parking violation
Location: Police building
In NYPD 101st Precinct Queens
Outcome: Parking summons issued

Witness Officers: Michael Lynch, Mohammad Rahman
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected