Complaint #201708677,
October 15, 2017

Officer: Rothschild, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rothschild, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Kwong, Raymond
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Rothschild, Michael Hispanic Female, 26 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Rothschild, Michael Hispanic Female, 26 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Kwong, Raymond Hispanic Female, 31 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Exonerated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'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

On October 15, 2017 at approximately 2:20AM, [redacted] her friend [redacted] and her sister, [redacted] got in a physical altercation with a group of civilians in front of [redacted] in the Bronx. [redacted] was handcuffed by PO Michael Rothschild and PO Michael Tine, both of the 41st Precinct. After [redacted] was handcuffed, PO Rothschild allegedly grabbed [redacted]'s wrist and swung her against the front door of the building (Allegation A: Force: [redacted]). PO Rothschild allegedly told [redacted] "You'll be arrested for interference" (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). [redacted] was forcibly removed to [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). Neither [redacted] nor [redacted] were summonsed or arrested in connection with this incident. Video was obtained from [redacted] but it did not capture any officer-civilian interactions due to the angle of the camera (Board Review 01). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 15, 2017
Received: October 19, 2017
Closed: May 7, 2018

Reason for contact: EDP aided case
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 41st Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: William Hernandez, Gelvis Loraespinal, Sergey Pogosyan, Aine Reynolds, Michael Tine
Video evidence collected