Complaint #201806866,
August 8, 2018

Officer: Radzinski, Christopher
Complainant: Black Female, 16
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Radzinski, Christopher Black Female, 16 Force: Physical force 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

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on August 8, 2018, [redacted] and [redacted] were arrested for robbery at the intersection of East 174th Street and Southern Boulevard in the Bronx. As the four prisoners were being loaded into a marked prisoner van, [redacted] approached the officers who were escorting them. [redacted] was nine months pregnant at the time. She identified herself as [redacted] Is girlfriend and asked if she could take custody of his house keys while he was under arrest. Police Officer Christopher Radzinski of the 42nd Precinct stood in front of [redacted] to prevent her from approaching [redacted] He allegedly pushed [redacted] back twice (Allegation A: Force – Physical force, [redacted]). The officers then removed the four prisoners from the location. [redacted] traveled in person to the 42nd Precinct stationhouse to file a complaint against Police Officer Radzinski. On the way to the stationhouse, she started to experience contractions. She was transported from the stationhouse by ambulance to [redacted] She was released from the hospital the next day. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 8, 2018
Received: August 20, 2018
Closed: May 2, 2019

Reason for contact: C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 42nd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Merita Hoxha, Robert Ramos, Marquise Walcott, Andrew Yakubovsky
Video evidence collected