Complaint #201808479,
February 2, 2018

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Klimkoski, James
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Klimkoski, James
Complainant: White Male, 58
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bisram, Anthony
Complainant: White Male, 58
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Klimkoski, James
Complainant: White Male, 58
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer White Male, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Exonerated
Klimkoski, James Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Klimkoski, James White Male, 58 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Bisram, Anthony White Male, 58 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Klimkoski, James White Male, 58 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated

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 February 2, 2018, at approximately 11:48 a.m., Police Officer James Klimkoski, Police Officer Anthony Bisram, Sergeant Alvin Law, and Police Officer Enerolisa Marte of the 90th [redacted] Precinct responded to [redacted]'s apartment at [redacted] in Brooklyn after [redacted]'s health insurance company reported that he had threatened to burn down his building. Police Officer Klimkoski entered [redacted]'s apartment without his consent (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Entry of Premises, [redacted]). [redacted] allegedly asked Police Officer Klimkoski for his name, and Police Officer Klimkoski allegedly said his name was "Coffey" (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to Provide Name, [redacted]). [redacted] allegedly asked Police Officer Bisram for his name, and Police Officer Bisram allegedly did not respond (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to Provide Name, [redacted]). [redacted] allegedly asked Police Officer Bisram for his name a second time, and in response, Police Officer Bisram allegedly stated that Police Officer Klimkoski's name was "Coffey" (within Allegation C). [redacted] asked for his medication, and Police Officer Klimkoski allegedly picked up a pill bottle, shook it in front of [redacted]'s face, and said, "You want this? You want this? Well too bad, you can't have it" (Allegation D: Discourtesy – Action; [redacted]). [redacted] was transported to [redacted] via ambulance (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital; [redacted]) was not arrested or summonsed. [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 2, 2018
Received: October 12, 2018
Closed: June 19, 2019

Reason for contact: EDP aided case
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 90th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Alvin Law, Enerolisa Marte