Complaint #201900115,
January 3, 2019

Officer: Pilkington, Alexander
Complainant: White Female, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Pilkington, Alexander
Complainant: White Female, 35
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Lee, Myungdeuk
Complainant: White Female, 35
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Lee, Myungdeuk
Complainant: White Female, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Pierson, David
Complainant: White Female, 35
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Pierson, David
Complainant: White Female, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Pilkington, Alexander
Complainant: White Female, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lee, Myungdeuk
Complainant: White Female, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Pilkington, Alexander White Female, 35 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded
Pilkington, Alexander White Female, 35 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Lee, Myungdeuk White Female, 35 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Lee, Myungdeuk White Female, 35 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded
Pierson, David White Female, 35 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Pierson, David White Female, 35 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded
Pilkington, Alexander White Female, 35 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unsubstantiated
Lee, Myungdeuk White Female, 35 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unfounded
Unknown Officer White Female, 35-39 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer White Female, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 January 3, 2019, [redacted] stood in line on the sidewalk outside of Masbia Soup Kitchen of Queens, when she grew impatient and tried to get to the front of the line. Other patrons of the Soup Kitchen told [redacted] that she could not skip them, and [redacted] a volunteer, told [redacted] to step back. [redacted] and the other patrons got into a physical altercation. [redacted] held [redacted] in a bear-hug, sitting on the sidewalk, while others called the police. Several officers arrived at the scene and circled around [redacted] and [redacted] released [redacted] who then remained seated on the sidewalk with her phone in her hands.
PO Myungdeuk Lee of the 112th Precinct told [redacted] to, "Stop fucking taking pictures of me...I'm going to fucking arrest you," (Allegation A: Discourtesy, Unfounded; Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, Unfounded; Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, Unfounded). PO Alexander Pilkington, also of the 112th Precinct, told [redacted] to stop taking pictures, adding that he was going to, "Fucking arrest you for taking pictures," (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, Unsubstantiated; Allegation E: Discourtesy, Unfounded; Allegation F: Abuse of Authority: Unfounded). A Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps ambulance arrived with EMT [redacted] to remove [redacted] to the hospital, and she complied. PO David Pierson, of the 112th Precinct, escorted [redacted] to the ambulance by guiding her arm. [redacted] complained that his grip hurt her, to which PO Pierson replied, "Shut the fuck up...if you don't fucking comply, I'm going to have to fucking arrest you," (Allegation G: Discourtesy, Unfounded; Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, Unfounded). [redacted] was taken to the hospital, but left it of her own accord.
On January 5, 2019, [redacted] went to the 108th Precinct stationhouse to file a complaint against [redacted] for assault. [redacted] waited for several hours. Finally, she attempted to call the hospital emergency department to speak to an officer at the desk of the 108th Precinct.... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 3, 2019
Received: January 4, 2019
Closed: July 11, 2019

Reason for contact: Assist ACS or other agency
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 112th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Amit Dua
Video evidence collected