Complaint #201904433,
May 18, 2019

Summary

On May 18, 2019, at approximately 12:30 a.m., at the intersection of Linden Boulevard and Berriman Street, PO A [redacted] PO John Sikora, and PO A [redacted] all of the 75th Precinct, approached Mr. [redacted] for running a red light and driving his motorized scooter on the sidewalk. PO [redacted] PO Sikora, and PO [redacted] allegedly pushed Mr. [redacted] to the ground (Allegations A, B, and C: Force – Physical Force, exonerated), damaging his motorized scooter in the process (Allegations D, E, and F: Abuse of Authority – Property Damage, exonerated). Once Mr. [redacted] was standing up, PO Sikora pushed him by the upper chest back into a chain link fence (Allegation G: Force - Physical Force, exonerated). Mr. [redacted] refused to provide his name to the officers, and PO Sikora threatened to take Mr. [redacted] to the 75th Precinct stationhouse (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority – Threat of Arrest, exonerated). PO [redacted] issued Mr. [redacted] two summonses (BR 01 and BR 02) for reckless driving and disorderly conduct, and he and the other officers left the location. When Mr. [redacted] called 911 for medical attention, PO [redacted] returned to the incident location and took possession of Mr. [redacted] motorized scooter as evidence (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority – Property Seizure, exonerated) but did not prepare a property voucher (Allegation J: Other Misconduct – Failure to Prepare a Property Voucher). PO Sikora turned off his body-worn camera for a portion of the incident (BR 03, BR 04, and BR 29), and PO [redacted] (BR 05 and BR 30) and PO [redacted] (BR 06 and BR 31) did not turn their body-worn cameras on at the beginning of the incident (Allegations K, L, and M: Other Misconduct - Improper Use of Body-Worn Camera). Read report for details.