| Officer: | Edouard, Willem |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Female, 37 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer: | Edouard, Willem |
| Complainant: | Female, 37 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer: | Edouard, Willem |
| Complainant: | Female, 37 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edouard, Willem | Female, 37 | Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Edouard, Willem | Female, 37 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Edouard, Willem | Female, 37 | Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
Further details on conclusions.
On August 14, 2018, at approximately 7:28 p.m., at [redacted] in Manhattan, [redacted] was home in her apartment with her younger son, [redacted] ([redacted] old). [redacted] her older son ([redacted] old), allegedly forced his way into the apartment as [redacted] was waiting for ACS workers to arrive. [redacted] did not live in the apartment and [redacted] previously had an order of protection against [redacted] which had since expired.
At approximately 9:36 p.m., [redacted] called 911 to have [redacted] removed from the apartment. Police Officer Willem Edouard, Police Officer James Banzer, Police Officer Donald Capak and Police Officer Darnell Jones, all of the 20th Precinct, arrived at [redacted] 's apartment. [redacted] 's primary language is French, and as PO Eduoard was the only officer who spoke French they primarily interacted with one another. PO Eduoard interviewed [redacted] who claimed he lived in Apartment PO Eduoard refused to remove [redacted] from the apartment as the order of protection against him had expired. PO Eduoard allegedly told [redacted] that if she called 911 again, she would be arrested or removed to the hospital (Allegation A – Abuse of Authority: [redacted]; Allegation B – Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). The officers left [redacted] and [redacted] stayed in the apartment. [redacted] prepared to leave the apartment with [redacted].
At approximately 11:59 p.m., [redacted] again called 911 to have [redacted] removed from the apartment, as he allegedly grabbed a knife and threatened to cut himself. PO Edouard, PO Banzer, PO Capak and PO Jones again responded to Apartment PO Eduoard forcibly removed [redacted] to [redacted] (Allegation C – Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). No arrests or summonses were effected during this incident. As a result of this incident, an ACS investigation was generated and [redacted] lost her employment as a [redacted].
There is evidence suggesting that both PO Edouard and PO Banzer provided false official statements to the CCRB during the investigation...
Read report for details.