Complaint #202005543,
June 2, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Chau, Maria
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18-20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Chau, Maria
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Chau, Maria
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18-20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Nunez, Kelvin
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hossain, Akmannur
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unfounded
CCRB Board Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Moccia, Mark
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unfounded
CCRB Board Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Blanco, Anthony
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Nunez, Kelvin
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18-20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Chau, Maria
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hossain, Akmannur
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Moccia, Mark
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexual Harassment, Gesture)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer: Chau, Maria
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18-20
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 15-17
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Unknown Officer Hispanic Female, 18-20 Force: Chokehold Officer(s) Unidentified
Chau, Maria Hispanic Female, 18-20 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Chau, Maria Hispanic Female, 18-20 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Chau, Maria Hispanic Female, 18-20 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Nunez, Kelvin Hispanic Female, 18-20 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Hossain, Akmannur Hispanic Female, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unfounded
Moccia, Mark Hispanic Female, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unfounded
Blanco, Anthony Hispanic Female, 18-20 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Nunez, Kelvin Hispanic Female, 18-20 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Female, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Chau, Maria Hispanic Female, 18-20 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Hossain, Akmannur Hispanic Female, 18-20 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Moccia, Mark Hispanic Female, 18-20 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Female, 15-17 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Female, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexual Harassment, Gesture) Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other on August 5, 2023
Chau, Maria Hispanic Female, 18-20 Offensive Language: Gender Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Unknown Officer Female, 15-17 Offensive Language: Gender Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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

Moccia, Mark
No Disciplinary Action-SOL
No penalty

Hossain, Akmannur
No Disciplinary Action-SOL
No penalty

Summary

On June 2, 2020, at approximately 11:30p.m., in the vicinity of Houston Street in the Lower East Side in Manhattan, [redacted] and [redacted] walked home when an unmarked vehicle drove up to them. Four unidentified officers rolled down their windows and licked their lips towards [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, officers unidentified). One of the unidentified officers called [redacted] a "stupid bitch." (Allegation B: Discourtesy and Allegation C: Offensive Language, officer unidentified).
[redacted] and [redacted] walked along 42nd Street, near the Bryant Park Subway Station, when they noticed the road was barricaded and a large group of approximately 20 uniformed officers stood nearby. [redacted] asked several officers if they could get through the barricade so that they could get to the train station in Times Square. Deputy Inspector Kenneth Gorman from Transit District 01 instructed officers to arrest her. PO Maria Chau, PO Kelvin Nunez, PO Akmannur Hossain from Transit Bureau 1, Lt. Anthony Blanco from Office of Management Analysis and Planning, and Det. Mark Moccia from the 47th Detective Squad approached [redacted] grabbed her, and dragged her to the ground (Allegations D – H: Force, unsubstantiated). Multiple officers pulled [redacted] by the neck and held her face down by the neck (Allegation I: Force, unsubstantiated). Officers also took [redacted] to the ground (Allegation J: Force, officers unidentified).
PO Chau called [redacted] a "bitch" (Allegation K: Discourtesy, unsubstantiated) (Allegation L: Offensive Language, unsubstantiated) and PO Nunez instructed [redacted] to, "Shut the fuck up" (Allegation M: Discourtesy, unsubstantiated). PO Chau then pulled [redacted]'s arm back and pulled it until it snapped, breaking it (Allegation N: Force, unsubstantiated). PO Chau instructed [redacted] to, "Shut the fuck up" (Allegation O: Discourtesy, unsubstantiated). [redacted] was placed in handcuffs along with [redacted] Both were placed inside of a van and transported to another location. PO... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 2, 2020
Received: August 9, 2020
Closed: September 28, 2022
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD Midtown South Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Kenneth Gorman, Robert Sannasardo
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected