Complaint #201902365,
March 18, 2019

Officer: Hyland, Robert
Complainant: White Male, 72
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Hyland, Robert
Complainant: White Male, 72
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Hyland, Robert
Complainant: White Male, 72
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Pepe, Robert
Complainant: White Male, 72
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Hyland, Robert
Complainant: White Male, 72
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Hyland, Robert White Male, 72 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Hyland, Robert White Male, 72 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Hyland, Robert White Male, 72 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Pepe, Robert White Male, 72 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Hyland, Robert White Male, 72 Force: Physical force Unfounded

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Penalties

Pepe, Robert
Instructions

Hyland, Robert
Command Discipline - B

Summary

On March 18, 2019, at approximately 12:50 a.m., [redacted] was inside of his [redacted] at [redacted] in Queens. Sergeant Robert Hyland of the 112th Precinct responded to the location and forcibly removed [redacted] to the hospital (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Hyland allegedly kneed [redacted] in the back (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). Sgt. Hyland refused to provide his name and shield number to [redacted] (Allegations C and D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Police Officer Robert Pepe, who responded to the location with Sgt. Hyland and is assigned to the same command, refused to provide his shield number to [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 18, 2019
Closed: November 25, 2019

Reason for contact: Report-noise/disturbance
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 112th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Nicholas Imperato, Joseph Mugno, Robert Ryan, Yogeshwar Samaroo
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected