Complaint #200410077,
October 9, 2004

Officer: Davis, Brian
Complainant: White Male, 59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Davis, Brian
Complainant: White Male, 59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Finnigan, James
Complainant: White Male, 59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Davis, Brian White Male, 59 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment Unfounded
Davis, Brian White Male, 59 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded
Finnigan, James White Male, 59 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment Unfounded

Conclusion Meanings:

'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

[redacted] claimed that Officer Brian Davis and Detective James Finnigan came to the apartment building in response to a 911 call that a neighbor made on his behalf after a struggle with a tenant, [redacted]. According to [redacted], although he informed the officers that he was injured in the struggle, an ambulance was ordered for [redacted] instead, and Detective Finnigan and Officer Davis prohibited [redacted] from seeking medical treatment (Allegations A and B). Despite Officer Davis' order to not speak with the Emergency Medical Technicians, [redacted] decided to approach the ambulance anyway. Officer Davis stopped [redacted] and informed him that he would be arrested if he bothered the EMTs (Allegation C). Frustrated, [redacted] called a car service to take him to [redacted] where he received medical treatment in the Emergency Room. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 9, 2004
Received: October 10, 2004
Closed: June 16, 2005

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 28th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Nicholas Basile, Daniel Freifeld