Complaint #201905646,
June 26, 2019

Summary

On June 26, 2019, at approximately 8:59 p.m., Police Officer Gabriel Cuadros and Police Officer Crystal Vale of the 123rd Precinct went to [redacted] in Staten Island to arrest [redacted] for menacing his neighbor, [redacted] (Board Review 01). [redacted] opened the front door, and Police Officer Cuadros asked him to step outside. [redacted] refused to step outside and began to push the door closed. Police Officer Cuadros pushed the door back open, striking [redacted] in his casted, fractured left hand and causing serious pain (Allegation A – Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises, [redacted]; Allegation B – Force: Physical Force, [redacted]). [redacted] sat on the stairs, and Police Officer Cuadros allegedly pulled [redacted] by his cast, while Police Officer Vale allegedly pulled him by his shoulder (Allegations B and C – Force: Physical Force, [redacted]). [redacted] and [redacted] allegedly asked Police Officer Cuadros and Police Officer Vale for their business cards, but they did not provide any (Allegations D, E, F, G, H, I, J, and K – Abuse of Authority: Failure to Provide RTKA Card, [redacted]). [redacted] requested medical attention from an unknown officer, and the officers allegedly did not allow him to enter an ambulance that had arrived at the scene (Allegation L – Abuse of Authority: Refusal to Obtain Medical Treatment, [redacted]). [redacted] was arrested and again requested medical attention at the 123rd Precinct stationhouse, but an ambulance allegedly did not arrive until approximately four hours later (within Allegation L). Read report for details.