Complaint #201905084,
June 5, 2019

Officer: Burke, Kenneth
Complainant: Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Burke, Kenneth
Complainant: Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Carlin, Christian
Complainant: Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Burke, Kenneth Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Exonerated
Burke, Kenneth Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Exonerated
Carlin, Christian Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Unknown Officer Female, 30-34 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified

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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On June 5, 2019, at approximately 5 p.m., [redacted]'s mother, [redacted] called 911 and requested medical treatment for [redacted] barricaded herself in a bedroom of her mother's apartment. Officers, including Sgt. Christian Carlin from the 71st Precinct, entered [redacted]'s apartment (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). ESU officers, under the supervision of Sgt. Kenneth Burke, damaged [redacted]'s door (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) and forcibly removed [redacted] to the hospital (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). While placing [redacted] onto the stretcher, an officer allegedly slammed her down onto the stretcher (Allegation D: Force, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 5, 2019
Received: June 12, 2019
Closed: August 10, 2021

Reason for contact: EDP aided case
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 71st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Jennifer Caparatta, Viktoria Fiandola, Michael Gannon, Denisse Klass, Robert Mui, Timothy Ramo, James Shields, Timothy Slattery, Lawrence Spina, Robert Zajac, John Zielin
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected