| Officer: | Paradise, Latoya |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Female, 15 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Paradise, Latoya |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 15 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 15-17 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 15-17 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Paradise, Latoya |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 15 |
| Allegation: | Force: Other blunt instrument as a club |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise, Latoya | Black Female, 15 | Force: Physical force | Unfounded |
| Paradise, Latoya | Black Female, 15 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Unknown Officer | Black Female, 15-17 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Unknown Officer | Black Female, 15-17 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Exonerated |
| Paradise, Latoya | Black Female, 15 | Force: Other blunt instrument as a club | Substantiated (Charges) |
Further details on conclusions.
When a fight broke out among teenagers on the platform of the Broadway Junction A-Train station, the officers controlling the crowd directed some people to exit the paid portion of the station. After the crowd had dispersed, one officer told people who had exited the station that they could re-enter through the emergency gate.
One girl who had been on the platform and had left the station as directed attempted to re-enter through the case, as the officer had told her to. PO Paradise saw the girl coming through the gate and stopped her from entering the station by slamming the emergency gate shut onto her, as depicted on an MTA video of the incident. Then PO Paradise took the individual to the ground and arrested her for trespassing.
In her CCRB interview, PO Paradise stated that no officer had let people back in through the gate after the fight. When shown the MTA video showing that an officer did let people back in, PO Paradise said she had not seen the directions. PO Paradise testified that when the individual passed through the turnstile, PO Paradise had attempted to stop the individual and only arrested the individual when she tried to run away. She stated that she could not recall if the person was taken to the ground, and affirmatively stated that she did not close the gate on her.
When shown the MTA video showing her closing the gate on the individual's body, pinning her against the frame of the gate, PO Paradise changed her story, saying that she had tripped and lost her balance. When asked to identify a portion of the video in which she tripped, she identified a frame where her right leg stepped in front of her left.
The CCRB found PO Paradise had used excessive force when she slammed the gate on a teenager, and that she had made a false official statement when she lied about her conduct before being contradicted by the video.
PO Paradise was tried by the Administrative Prosecution Unit and forced to forfeit fifteen vacation days.
Read report for details.