Complaint #201905758,
June 26, 2019

Officer: Cox, Kevin
Complainant: White Female, 36
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cox, Kevin
Complainant: White Female, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cox, Kevin
Complainant: White Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cox, Kevin
Complainant: White Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cox, Kevin
Complainant: White Female, 36
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Cox, Kevin White Female, 36 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Cox, Kevin White Female, 36 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Cox, Kevin White Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Cox, Kevin White Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Cox, Kevin White Female, 36 Discourtesy: Action Exonerated

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.


Summary

On June 26, 2019 at approximately 10:00 p.m., [redacted] accompanied her father, [redacted] to remove [redacted] from the emergency room because she believed [redacted] was recording on her phone. Police Officer Kevin Cox of the 46th Precinct responded. On three occasions, PO Cox took [redacted]'s phone from her hand and ended her call. (Allegation A —Discourtesy, [redacted])
After medical staff decided to allow [redacted] to stay in the emergency room, PO Cox returned her phone. [redacted] asked PO Cox to provide his name, and he did not provide it. (Allegations B —Abuse of Authority, [redacted])
As PO Cox walked away, he stated loudly to the security guard, "This is fucking bullshit. I had to throw somebody out for the same fucking reason" (Allegation C —Discourtesy, [redacted])
Later, [redacted] arrived and asked PO Cox to provide his name and shield number, which he did not provide (Allegations D and E —Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 26, 2019
Received: July 1, 2019
Closed: June 17, 2020

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Hospital
In NYPD 19th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued