Complaint #201710407,
December 7, 2017

Officer: Kim, Rory
Complainant: Black Female, 20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dorson, Tanisha
Complainant: Black Female, 20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dorson, Tanisha
Complainant: Black Female, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Dorson, Tanisha
Complainant: Black Female, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dorson, Tanisha
Complainant: Black Female, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Best, Ericka
Complainant: Black Female, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Kim, Rory Black Female, 20 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Dorson, Tanisha Black Female, 20 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Dorson, Tanisha Black Female, 20 Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device Unfounded
Dorson, Tanisha Black Female, 20 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Dorson, Tanisha Black Female, 20 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Best, Ericka Black Female, 20 Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

On December 7, 2017, at approximately 12:00 p.m., Police Officer Tanisha Dorson and Police Officer Ericka Best, Domestic Violence Officers of the 71st Precinct, allegedly searched [redacted] cellphone at the 71st Precinct stationhouse (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Dorson allegedly refused to provide her name and her shield number to [redacted] (Allegations C and D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Dorson allegedly spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation E: Discourtesy, [redacted] Sergeant Rory Kim of that same command allegedly shoved [redacted] (Allegation F: Force, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 7, 2017
Received: December 18, 2017
Closed: February 25, 2019

Reason for contact: C/V at PCT to obtain information
Location: Police building
In NYPD 71st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Ervin Cecja, Matthew Weinstein
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected