Complaint #201804493,
April 25, 2018

Officer: Cho, Byung
Complainant: Asian Female
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cho, Byung
Complainant: Asian Female
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Baranowski, Mateusz
Complainant: Asian Female
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Cho, Byung Asian Female Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Cho, Byung Asian Female Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Baranowski, Mateusz Asian Female Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 25, 2018, at approximately 8:40 p.m., Sgt. Byung Cho informed [redacted] that she would be arrested in front of [redacted] in Queens (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). During their conversation, Sgt. Cho threatened to remove [redacted] to the hospital (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
At approximately 10:19 p.m., PO Mateusz Baranowski arrived at the location, told [redacted] not to call again, and said, "Fuck" (Allegation C: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 25, 2018
Received: June 5, 2018
Closed: March 18, 2019

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 111th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Nicholas Basilone, Celenia Gravagna
Video evidence collected