Complaint #202203878,
October 20, 2021

Officer: Faber, Frank
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Faber, Frank
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Faber, Frank Hispanic Male, 35-39 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Faber, Frank Hispanic Male, 35-39 Offensive Language: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

Conclusion Meanings:

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

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Faber, Frank
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On October 20, 2021, at approximately 7:21 p.m., [redacted] was on a Citi bike on the eastbound side of a two-way bike lane at the intersection of Canal Street and Forsyth Street in Manhattan when he was stopped by Police Officer Frank Faber and Police Officer Brian Coughlin of the 5th Precinct. [redacted] who spoke with an accent and described himself as a "foreigner," stood near the officers' patrol car while they wrote him a summons; during which time the Police Officer Faber began to play the song "God Bless America" by Lee Greenwood loudly over the car's speakers (Allegation A: Discourtesy - Action, [redacted] Allegation B: Offensive Language - Other, [redacted]). [redacted] was released with a Traffic Violations Bureau summons for disobeying a traffic device while operating a bicycle (BR 01). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 20, 2021
Received: June 14, 2022
Closed: March 17, 2023

Reason for contact: C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 5th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Brian Coughlin
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected