Complaint #201905733,
June 28, 2019

Officer: Coyle, Catherine
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Eshak, Brian
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Eshak, Brian
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mukhtarzada, Hekmatullah
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ahmed, Zulfiqar
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Ahmed, Zulfiqar
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Eshak, Brian
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Coyle, Catherine Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Eshak, Brian Hispanic Female, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Substantiated (Charges)
Eshak, Brian Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Mukhtarzada, Hekmatullah Hispanic Female, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Ahmed, Zulfiqar Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Ahmed, Zulfiqar Hispanic Female, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Eshak, Brian Hispanic Female, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Charges)

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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalties

Ahmed, Zulfiqar
Command Discipline - A

Eshak, Brian
Formalized Training
Closed: Resolved by plea, July 12, 2023
APU Formalized Training
Formalized Training

Summary

On June 28, 2019, at approximately 7:55 p.m., [redacted] was in her home at [redacted] in Manhattan when 34th Precinct Police Officers Catherine Coyle and Brian Eshak knocked on her door. [redacted] answered the door, and PO Coyle informed [redacted] that she was violating an order of protection obtained by [redacted] son, who was in the building hallway at the time. PO Coyle and PO Eshak entered the apartment (Allegations A-B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] showed PO Coyle and PO Eshak orders of protection that she had against [redacted]. PO Coyle and PO Eshak called their supervisor, 34th Precinct Sergeant Zulfiqar Ahmed, to the location. Sgt. Ahmed arrived and entered [redacted] apartment (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Ahmed threatened to arrest [redacted] if she did not come with the officers to the stationhouse (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] and [redacted] were arrested for violating the orders of protection and brought to the 34th Precinct stationhouse. At the stationhouse, PO Eshak removed [redacted] keys from inside her purse and gave them to [redacted] upon his release (Allegation E-F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] was subsequently released. As [redacted] was leaving the stationhouse, Sergeant Hekmatulla Mukhtarzada, from the 34th Precinct, allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 28, 2019
Received: July 1, 2019
Closed: June 23, 2021

Reason for contact: Report-domestic dispute
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 34th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Dominit Mejia, Mariaangelica Munive, Daniel Wynne
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected