Complaint #201800879,
January 17, 2018

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Klimkoski, James
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Klimkoski, James
Complainant: White Male, 58
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Klimkoski, James
Complainant: White Male, 58
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Klimkoski, James
Complainant: White Male, 58
Allegation: Offensive Language: Disability
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Bisram, Anthony
Complainant: White Male, 58
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Klimkoski, James
Complainant: White Male, 58
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bisram, Anthony
Complainant: White Male, 58
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer White Male, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Exonerated
Klimkoski, James Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Klimkoski, James White Male, 58 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Klimkoski, James White Male, 58 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Klimkoski, James White Male, 58 Offensive Language: Disability Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Bisram, Anthony White Male, 58 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Klimkoski, James White Male, 58 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Bisram, Anthony White Male, 58 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated

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 January 17, 2018, at approximately 9:21 a.m., Police Officer James Klimkoski and Police Officer Anthony Bisram of the 90th Precinct responded to [redacted] in Brooklyn after [redacted] allegedly threatened to commit suicide. Police Officer Klimkoski entered [redacted]s apartment without his consent (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Entry of Premises; [redacted] allegedly asked Police Officer Klimkoski for his name and shield number, and Police Officer Klimkoski allegedly said his name was "Coffey" and did not provide his shield number (Allegation B and C: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to Provide Name, Refusal to Provide Shield Number; [redacted] also allegedly asked Police Officer Bisram for his name and shield number, and Police Officer Bisram allegedly did not respond (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to Provide Name, Refusal to Provide Shield Number; [redacted] Police Officer Klimkoski allegedly told [redacted] that he was going to go to the "nut house (Allegation F: Offensive Language - Physical Disability, [redacted]. [redacted] asked for his medication, and Police Officer Klimkoski allegedly picked up a pill bottle, shook it in front of [redacted] s face, and said, "You want this? You want this? Well too bad, you can't have it (Allegation G: Discourtesy – Action; [redacted]. [redacted] was transported to [redacted] via ambulance (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital; [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 17, 2018
Received: January 28, 2018
Closed: June 11, 2019
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: EDP aided case
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 90th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Juan Herrera, Alvin Law, Shauntelle Nelson, Latanya White
Video evidence collected