Complaint #201902116,
March 3, 2019

Officer: Babatsikos, Demetrios
Complainant: Black Male, 43
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Babatsikos, Demetrios
Complainant: Black Male, 43
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Paulino, Cindy
Complainant: Black Male, 43
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Babatsikos, Demetrios Black Male, 43 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Babatsikos, Demetrios Black Male, 43 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Exonerated
Paulino, Cindy Black Male, 43 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest 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 March 3, 2019 at approximately 9 p.m., [redacted] called 911 to make a complaint about his roommate. PO Demetrios Babatsikos and PO Cindy Paulino from the 114th Precinct arrived at [redacted] in Queens in response to [redacted]'s complaint. PO Babatsikos and PO Paulino threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation A, Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] requested both officers' business cards. PO Paulino provided her business card, and PO Babatsikos wrote his name on PO Paulino's business card without providing his own (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 3, 2019
Received: March 11, 2019
Closed: August 20, 2019

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Hospital
In NYPD 114th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected