Complaint #9803851, July 1998

Incident: July 23, 1998
Received: August 31, 1998
Closed: August 31, 1998

Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued
Officer: Swenson, Arthur
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gahr, Seth
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mckay, James
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Arndt, William
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Swenson, Arthur
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Swenson, Arthur
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Swenson, Arthur
Allegation: Offensive Language: Ethnicity
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Swenson, Arthur Force: Other Unsubstantiated
Gahr, Seth Force: Other Exonerated
Mckay, James Force: Other Exonerated
Arndt, William Force: Other Exonerated
Swenson, Arthur Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest Exonerated
Swenson, Arthur Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Swenson, Arthur Offensive Language: Ethnicity Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusion definitions.