Complaint #201902688,
March 22, 2019

Officer: Scott, Karolina
Complainant: White Female, 57
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Scott, Karolina
Complainant: White Female, 57
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Scott, Karolina White Female, 57 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Scott, Karolina White Female, 57 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.


Document

Complaint Closing Report

Summary

On March 22, 2019, at approximately 3:30pm, [redacted] went to the child psychiatry clinic at [redacted] in the Bronx, where her [redacted], [redacted] was attending a psychiatric therapy session. Hospital staff told [redacted] that [redacted] had said he was going to kill himself and needed to go to the hospital. Police Officer Tara Zambrano, and Police Officer Karolina Scott, both of the 52nd Precinct, responded. PO Scott told [redacted] while at the clinic, that she was going to arrest her (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Scott also threatened to arrest [redacted] once they arrived at the hospital (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] was not arrested. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 22, 2019
Received: March 28, 2019
Closed: March 26, 2020

Reason for contact: EDP aided case
Location: Hospital
In NYPD 52nd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Tara Zambrano
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected