Complaint #201508463,
September 29, 2015

Officer: Gadson, Richard
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Gadson, Richard
Complainant: Black Female, 65
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Williams, Kevan
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Gadson, Richard
Complainant: Black Female, 65
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Williams, Kevan
Complainant: Black Female, 65
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Sharif, Gazi
Complainant: Black Female, 65
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Williams, Kevan
Complainant: Black Female, 65
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Gadson, Richard Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Gadson, Richard Black Female, 65 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Williams, Kevan Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Unfounded
Gadson, Richard Black Female, 65 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Unfounded
Williams, Kevan Black Female, 65 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Sharif, Gazi Black Female, 65 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Williams, Kevan Black Female, 65 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment 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.
'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.


Penalties

Gadson, Richard
Command Discipline - A

Williams, Kevan
Command Discipline - A

Sharif, Gazi
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On September 29, 2015, at approximately 5:47 p.m., PO Richard Gadson and PO Kevan Williams, both from the 79th Precinct, arrived at [redacted].
PO Gadson and PO Williams were responding to a radio call to see a complainant at [redacted]. The complainant, [redacted], presented PO Gadson and PO Williams with a copy of an open UF61 (criminal complaint report). The UF61 listed [redacted] as the wanted subject of a misdemeanor menacing charge regarding an incident two weeks prior (Board Review 01).
PO Gadson, PO Williams, and a program administrator at [redacted] approached [redacted]'s apartment, apartment, and knocked. [redacted] alleged that PO Gadson told her that if she did not open her door that he would break it in (Allegation A). [redacted] eventually opened her door. [redacted] alleged that immediately after opening her door, PO Gadson entered her apartment (Allegation B). [redacted] alleged that PO Williams moved inside her apartment, just past the doorway (Allegation C). [redacted] alleged that PO Gadson grabbed her by her arm, pushing and pulling her out of her apartment, causing her foot to hit a coffee table and the front door (Allegation D). [redacted] said that she sustained a bruise to her left foot as a result.
[redacted] was placed in handcuffs and transported to the 79th Precinct stationhouse (Board Review 17). [redacted] was lodged in a holding cell where she remained for approximately six hours (Board Review 02). [redacted] alleged that she asked PO Williams for his name and shield number, but he refused to provide it (Allegation E). [redacted] alleged that she repeatedly requested medical treatment in the presence of PO Williams and the officer who was assigned to monitor the holding cells, PO Gazi Sharif of the 79th Precinct, but her requests were denied for approximately four hours (Allegations F and G).
[redacted] was released from the 79th Precinct holding cell at 11:55 p.m. with a Desk Appearance Ticket (Board Review 03). As [redacted] was released, an ambulance arrived and she... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 29, 2015
Received: October 6, 2015
Closed: January 19, 2016

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 79th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime