Complaint #202203275,
May 21, 2022

Officer: Hu, Sun
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Hu, Sun
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Hu, Sun
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Hu, Sun Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unable to Determine
Hu, Sun Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Hu, Sun Black Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalty

Hu, Sun
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On May 21, 2022, at 6:04 p.m., [redacted] entered the 125th Street 4/5/6 subway station in Manhattan and stood in front of the turnstiles. Police Officer Sun Hu of Transit District 04 allegedly said, "Hey man, you can't just stand in front of the turnstile, my man. You're lucky that I didn't use my Taser on you" (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Threat of Force, [redacted] held the subway emergency exit gate open, allowing multiple civilians to enter the station without paying. PO Hu told [redacted] to leave the station. [redacted] said he paid his fare, and PO Hu said, "Tough shit" (Allegation B: Discourtesy [redacted] turned toward PO Hu, and then PO Hu drew his Taser (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority – Threat of Force, [redacted] The officers allowed [redacted] to walk down to the platform. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 21, 2022
Received: May 23, 2022
Closed: September 5, 2023

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 25th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Sabbir Ahmed
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected