Complaint #201810099,
November 30, 2018

Officer: Kulik, William
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
Allegation: Offensive Language: Sexual orientation
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Kulik, William
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 16
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Palmer, Vincent
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Palmer, Vincent
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Kulik, William
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Kulik, William
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 16
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Kulik, William Hispanic Male, 17 Offensive Language: Sexual orientation Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Kulik, William Hispanic Female, 16 Offensive Language: Gender Unfounded
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Palmer, Vincent Hispanic Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Palmer, Vincent Hispanic Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Kulik, William Hispanic Male, 17 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Kulik, William Hispanic Female, 16 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded

Conclusion Meanings:

'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 November 30, 2018, at approximately 10:20 a.m. [redacted] was walking with his girlfriend [redacted] at Nick LaPorte Place and Stuyvesant Place on Staten Island. [redacted] crossed Stuyvesant Place ahead of [redacted] in front of a van driven by PO William Kulik, and with PO Vincent Palmer as a passenger. [redacted] and PO Kulik each indicated for the other to pass. PO Kulik then decided to stop [redacted]. After he did so, he allegedly called [redacted] a "faggot," a "fucking faggot" (Allegation A: Offensive Language- Sexual Orientation-[redacted]). He allegedly stated to [redacted] about [redacted] "Fuck you," "Fuck you and your bitch," and "You should have fucking let us go first" (under Allegation B: Discourtesy- Word-[redacted]; Allegation C: Discourtesy- Word-[redacted]; Allegation D: Offensive Language- Gender-[redacted]).
PO Kulik then brought [redacted] to Staten Island Criminal Court at 26 Central Avenue on Staten Island. PO Palmer allegedly refused to provide his name to [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority- Refusal to provide Name-[redacted]; Allegation F: Abuse of Authority- Refusal to Provide Shield Number-[redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 30, 2018
Received: December 5, 2018
Closed: August 1, 2019
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 120th Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Video evidence collected