Complaint #202004047,
May 20, 2020

Officer: Gembecki, Brandon
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mahon, Brian
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Gembecki, Brandon
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mahon, Brian
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Campbell, Daniel
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Campbell, Daniel
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Gembecki, Brandon
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mahon, Brian
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gembecki, Brandon
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mahon, Brian
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mahon, Brian
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Gembecki, Brandon Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Mahon, Brian Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Gembecki, Brandon Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated
Mahon, Brian Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Question Unsubstantiated
Campbell, Daniel Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated
Campbell, Daniel Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Gembecki, Brandon Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Mahon, Brian Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Gembecki, Brandon Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Mahon, Brian Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Unsubstantiated
Mahon, Brian Black Male, 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated

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.
'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.


Summary

On May 20, 2020 at approximately 3:00p.m., [redacted] was driving on East 118th Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan when PO Brandon Gembecki and PO Brian Mahon of the Narcotics Borough Manhattan North and Captain Daniel Campbell of Detective Borough Manhattan North stopped for illegal tints. Cpt. Campbell put his arms on [redacted]s passenger window and stuck his head inside of [redacted]s vehicle (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). PO Gembecki then asked [redacted] if he had any guns in his vehicle (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – [redacted]). Cpt. Campbell asked [redacted] if he had gone to jail for possession of guns and what he was doing in the area (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). PO Gembecki asked [redacted] to exit his vehicle and he refused. PO Gembecki then allegedly told [redacted] that they would pull him out of his vehicle (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority - [redacted]).
[redacted] exited his vehicle to walk to the rear as PO Gembecki and PO Mahon entered the front and back of his vehicle respectively (Allegations E and F: Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). At the rear of his vehicle, Cpt. Campbell asked [redacted] if he had any weapons in his vehicle (within Allegation C). PO Gembecki then asked [redacted] for the key to his vehicle's glove compartment. Upon informing the officers that he did not have the key with him, PO Gembecki allegedly responded that if [redacted] did not give him the key, then he would go to jail (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). [redacted] was then handcuffed and brought to the 25th Precinct stationhouse.
In the precinct holding cell, PO Mahon allegedly asked [redacted] if he had any weapons in his vehicle (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). PO Mahon then allegedly informed [redacted] that he would use a crowbar to break the vehicle's glove compartment open (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). [redacted] replied that officers lose their jobs for doing stuff like the officers were doing. PO Mahon allegedly... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 20, 2020
Received: June 8, 2020
Closed: February 16, 2022

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 25th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime