Complaint #202100719,
January 28, 2021

Officer: Hui, Samuel
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Hui, Samuel
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Hui, Samuel
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Hui, Samuel
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Thomas, Nadia
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Vazquez, Justin
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hui, Samuel
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Thomas, Nadia
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Vazquez, Justin
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hui, Samuel
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Vazquez, Justin
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Vazquez, Justin
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Hui, Samuel Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Hui, Samuel Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Hui, Samuel Black Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Hui, Samuel Black Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Thomas, Nadia Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Vazquez, Justin Black Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Hui, Samuel Black Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Thomas, Nadia Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Vazquez, Justin Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Hui, Samuel Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Vazquez, Justin Black Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Vazquez, Justin Black Male, 25-29 Force: Other 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.
'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

Hui, Samuel
Forfeit vacation 3 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, May 1, 2024
APU Command Discipline A
Forfeit vacation 3 days / Command Discipline A

Thomas, Nadia
Command Discipline - A
Command Discipline - A (Vacation: 0.25 days)

Summary

On January 28, 2021, at approximately 11:18 p.m., [redacted] was inside of Mosheer Tower Plaza Deli, located at 2185 Pacific Street in Brooklyn. Sgt. Samuel Hui, Officer Justin Vazquez, and Officer Nadia Thomas entered the store. Sgt. Hui said to [redacted], "Didn't I tell you to come here?" (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Hui reached towards [redacted] and grabbed [redacted] left arm (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]) and Officer Vazquez grabbed [redacted] right arm (Allegation C: Force, [redacted]), twisted [redacted] fingers (Allegation D: Force, [redacted]), and pushed him against a door (Allegation E: Force, [redacted]). Sgt. Hui patted up and down the left side of [redacted] body (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) and Officer Vazquez patted up and down on the right side of [redacted] body (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Officer Thomas frisked the outside of [redacted] hooded sweatshirt pockets (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Officer Thomas searched inside of [redacted] pockets (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Hui ordered Officer Thomas to search inside of [redacted] pockets (Allegation J: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). A bag of what [redacted] identified as cannabidiol was located. Sgt. Hui said to [redacted], "Fucking fight me over a bag of weed?" (Allegation K: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Sgt. Hui threw the bag at a refrigerated deli window (Allegation L: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 28, 2021
Received: February 1, 2021
Closed: June 9, 2022
Last Updated: May 3, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected