Complaint #201900666,
January 20, 2019

Officer: Lau, Edwin
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lau, Edwin
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lau, Edwin
Complainant: Asian Female, 45
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lau, Edwin
Complainant: Asian Female, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Blaggan, Karanveer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Blaggan, Karanveer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Plaza, Andrew
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Plaza, Andrew
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mendez, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mendez, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lau, Edwin
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lau, Edwin Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Lau, Edwin Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Lau, Edwin Asian Female, 45 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Lau, Edwin Asian Female, 45 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Exonerated
Blaggan, Karanveer Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Blaggan, Karanveer Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Plaza, Andrew Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Plaza, Andrew Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Mendez, Michael Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Mendez, Michael Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Lau, Edwin Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises 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 January 20, 2019 at approximately 2:41AM, Police Officers Edward Lau, Michael Mendez, Andrew Plaza, and Karanveer Balagad, all of the 25th Precinct, responded to [redacted]'s apartment, located at [redacted] in Manhattan. The officers entered and searched [redacted]'s apartment (Allegations A-H- Abuse of Authority). PO Lau allegedly searched through [redacted]'s paperwork on her desk and pushed [redacted] out of her room (Allegation I- Abuse of Authority). [redacted] Allegation J- Force). [redacted] PO Lau made the decision to remove [redacted] to [redacted] Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation (Allegation K- Abuse of Authority). [redacted] was not arrested or summonsed as a result of this incident. [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 20, 2019
Received: January 23, 2019
Closed: November 25, 2019

Reason for contact: EDP aided case
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 25th Precinct Manhattan

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected