Complaint #201405376,
May 19, 2014

Officer: Chin, Daniel
Complainant: Black Female, 18
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Augustin, Lomax
Complainant: Black Female, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Augustin, Lomax
Complainant: Black Female, 18
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 18-20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Chin, Daniel Black Female, 18 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Augustin, Lomax Black Female, 16 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Augustin, Lomax Black Female, 18 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 18-20 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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.


Summary

At approximately 3:53 p.m. on May 19, 2014, [redacted] and [redacted] were involved in a melee involving several other teenage girls in front of a McDonald's located at 57 Empire Boulevard, in Brooklyn. [redacted]s and [redacted]s mother, [redacted] witnessed the fight. A number of uniformed officers, including PO Daniel Chin and PO Lomax Augustin of the 71st Precinct, responded to the location to break up the fight. [redacted] and [redacted] were both arrested as adults, while the remaining combatants were arrested as juveniles. [redacted] alleged that after she was arrested, PO Chin jerked her by her handcuffs, causing her to fall forward and strike her face on the ground (Allegation A). [redacted] and [redacted] were then loaded into separate vehicles for transport. [redacted] alleged that while she was being loaded into a van, PO Augustin told her, "Shut up, I will mace you right now" (Allegation B). Both individuals were transported to the 71st Precinct stationhouse. There, a female officer, whom the investigation was unable to identify, fingerprinted them. [redacted] and [redacted] alleged that this officer used profanity repeatedly while speaking to them (Allegation C). On an unknown date within a few days of the arrest, [redacted] encountered PO Augustin again by 57 Empire Boulevard. At that time, PO Augustin called [redacted] a "bitch" (Allegation D). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 19, 2014
Received: June 3, 2014
Closed: March 19, 2015

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 71st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Merline Montas, Kenya Moye, Astrida Reid, Eduard Sandoval