Complaint #201900743,
January 22, 2019

Officer: Tablante, Shaun
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mccormack, Karyn
Complainant: Black Female, 42
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Mccormack, Karyn
Complainant: Black Female, 42
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Sanchez, Michael
Complainant: Black Female, 42
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Tablante, Shaun
Complainant: Black Female, 42
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Tablante, Shaun
Complainant: Black Female, 42
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Tablante, Shaun Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Mccormack, Karyn Black Female, 42 Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Mccormack, Karyn Black Female, 42 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Sanchez, Michael Black Female, 42 Discourtesy: Action Unfounded
Tablante, Shaun Black Female, 42 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unfounded
Tablante, Shaun Black Female, 42 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated

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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Mccormack, Karyn
Instructions

Summary

On January 22, 2019, at approximately 2:00 p.m., New York City Marshal [redacted] went to [redacted] apartment at [redacted] in the Bronx to evict her, and [redacted] called 911. Marshal [redacted] called 911 as well. 47th Precinct officers Lieutenant Shaun Tablante, Sergeant Karyn McCormack, Police Officer Arismendi Mena, Police Officer Billy Ramirez, Police Officer Michael Sanchez, and Police Officer Irvin Saenz arrived. [redacted] refused to open the door and Marshal [redacted] used a sledgehammer to tear down the front door to [redacted] apartment. Officers, under Lieutenant Tablante's authority, were allegedly involved in causing this property damage (Allegation A – Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). On the authority of Lieutenant Tablante, officers entered [redacted] apartment (Allegation B- Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. McCormack threatened to forcibly remove [redacted] to the hospital (Allegation C – Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). EMS employees were on scene and EMTs spoke with [redacted] about possibly being taken to the hospital. Sgt. McCormack and Lieutenant Tablante allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegations D and E – Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Police Officer Sanchez allegedly threw [redacted] bag down a flight of stairs (Allegation F - Discourtesy, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 22, 2019
Received: January 23, 2019
Closed: September 26, 2019

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 47th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Arismendi Mena, Billy Ramirez, Irvin Saenz
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected