Complaint #202002217,
March 9, 2020

Officer: Choi, Eugene
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Officer: Lee, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Officer: Cameron, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Officer: Choi, Eugene
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: APU Guilty
Officer: Lee, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: APU Guilty
Officer: Cameron, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: APU Guilty
Officer: Choi, Eugene
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Choi, Eugene
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Officer: Lee, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Officer: Cameron, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Officer: Choi, Eugene
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Choi, Eugene Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Lee, Thomas Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Cameron, Kevin Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Choi, Eugene Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: APU Guilty
Lee, Thomas Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: APU Guilty
Cameron, Kevin Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: APU Guilty
Choi, Eugene Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Choi, Eugene Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Lee, Thomas Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Cameron, Kevin Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Choi, Eugene Untruthful Statement: False official statement Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other on August 5, 2023

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

Choi, Eugene
Closed: Guilty after trial-PC Approved, March 20, 2024
Forfeit vacation 3 days

Lee, Thomas
Closed: Guilty after trial-PC Approved, March 20, 2024
Forfeit vacation 3 days

Cameron, Kevin
Closed: Guilty after trial-PC Approved, March 20, 2024
Forfeit vacation 3 days

Summary

On March 9, 2020, at approximately 12:20 a.m., [redacted] was working after hours in his dental practice located at [redacted] in Manhattan. Police Officers Eugene Choi and Thomas Lee, both from the 24th Precinct, observed [redacted] inside the office and suspected he might be trespassing. The officers ordered [redacted] to come outside and show them his ID (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] [redacted] said his name and identified himself as the owner of the dental office, but the officers continued to insist he exit the building to speak with them. Sgt. Kevin Cameron and Officer Thomas Sjoberg, also of the 24th Precinct, arrived. Sgt. Cameron directed [redacted] to exit the office and show his identification (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Officer Lee and Officer Choi threatened to damage [redacted] property (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] eventually exited the office and showed officers his identification. Officer Choi refused to provide his name to [redacted] upon request (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] The officers left without arresting or summonsing [redacted] Officer Lee, Officer Choi, and Sgt. Cameron did not provide [redacted] with their business cards (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] (Allegation J: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]
On August 21, 2021, Officer Choi provided a false official statement to the CCRB (Allegation O: Untruthful Statement, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 9, 2020
Received: March 18, 2020
Closed: February 22, 2022
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 24th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected