Complaint #201801216,
February 4, 2018

Officer: Huang, William
Complainant: White Female, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Garcia, Alicia
Complainant: White Female, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Huang, William
Complainant: White Female, 40
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Huang, William White Female, 40 Abuse of Authority: Other Exonerated
Garcia, Alicia White Female, 40 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Huang, William White Female, 40 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.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On February 4, 2018, at approximately 1:20 AM, [redacted] was at home at [redacted] in Brooklyn when Police Officers Robert Marachilian and Alberto Cuadrado of the 84th Precinct arrived to conduct a wellness check that had been requested by [redacted] mother, [redacted]. The officers left the apartment after a brief inspection and returned shortly after with Sergeant William Huang of the 84th Precinct and FDNY EMTS [redacted]. After consulting with an FDNY telemetry doctor, it was determined that [redacted] needed to be transported to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.
Sergeant Huang assisted the FDNY with forcibly removing [redacted] to [redacted] for a wellness check (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). [redacted] was released from [redacted] and made numerous phone calls to the 19th Precinct – where her mother resides – requesting that they conduct a wellness check on her mother. Later that day, Police Officer Alicia Garcia of the 19th Precinct called [redacted] and threatened to have her arrested for making false reports (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] was not arrested. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 4, 2018
Received: February 12, 2018
Closed: July 25, 2018

Reason for contact: EDP aided case
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 84th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Alberto Cuadrado, Reynaldo Gonzalez, Dillan Krasteff, Robert Marachilian, Steven Nieves, Diana Perez, Nicholas Skelton
Video evidence collected