Complaint #202008005,
December 5, 2020

Officer: Chowdhury, Tarakur
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Chowdhury, Tarakur
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Chowdhury, Tarakur
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Sternberg, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Sternberg, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Chowdhury, Tarakur
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Sternberg, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Chowdhury, Tarakur Hispanic Female, 40-44 Discourtesy: Action Unfounded
Chowdhury, Tarakur Hispanic Female, 40-44 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Chowdhury, Tarakur Hispanic Male, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded
Sternberg, Michael Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Sternberg, Michael Hispanic Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Chowdhury, Tarakur Hispanic Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unfounded
Sternberg, Michael Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Question 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.
'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.


Details

Incident: December 5, 2020
Received: December 7, 2020
Closed: June 27, 2022

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD Midtown North Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Lucas Alves, Jose Espinal, James Ferrazzo, James Fills, Thaddeus Lee, Tianyou Liang, Mohamed Monasar, Xi Pan, Anthony Sasso, Gazmend Subrahimi
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected