Complaint #201801199,
April 1, 2017

Officer: Hook, Donald
Complainant: White Female, 54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hook, Donald
Complainant: White Female, 54
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Hook, Donald White Female, 54 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Hook, Donald White Female, 54 Force: Physical force 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 April 1, 2017, at approximately 9:30 AM, police officers responded to [redacted] residence at [redacted] in the Bronx after she called 911 and reported that her daughter, [redacted] was having a schizophrenic episode and needed to be removed to a hospital (Board Review 01). Police Officer Donald Hook of the 43rd Precinct arrived and allegedly called [redacted] a "pig" after observing that her apartment was in a state of disarray (Allegation (A) Abuse of Authority: [redacted] attempted to follow her daughter and EMTs into an ambulance and Police Officer Hook forcefully detained her and placed her under arrest (Allegation (B) Force: [redacted] was charged with [redacted] (Board Review 02).
Surveillance video from [redacted] was obtained for this incident (Board Review 03). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 1, 2017
Received: February 13, 2018
Closed: June 27, 2018

Reason for contact: EDP aided case
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 43rd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Brenda Colon, Tomas Cruz, Jeffrey Zambrano
Video evidence collected