Complaint #201907149,
August 9, 2019

Summary

On August 9, 2019, at approximately 8:21 p.m., in the courtyard of [redacted] in Brooklyn, Sergeant Tinina Alexander and Police Officer Kamrul Islam, both of the 81st Precinct, stopped [redacted] (Allegations A-J: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). An officer allegedly frisked an unknown member of this group (Allegation K: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Officers moved to arrest [redacted] after discovering that he had an open I-Card, which precipitated a physical struggle in which Lieutenant Matthew Cahill of the 81st Precinct executed a forcible takedown against [redacted] (Allegation L: Force, [redacted]) and Police Officer Kamrul Islam of the 81st Precinct threatened to use a Taser against [redacted] (Allegation M: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Police Officer Nicki Canady of the 81st Precinct pushed [redacted] back from the struggle and shoved her a second time as officers were escorting [redacted] away from the scene (Allegation N: Force, [redacted]). None of the officers provided business cards to [redacted] (Allegations O-S: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
[redacted] was arrested for the charges from his I-Card. He was also arrested on charges of resisting arrest and criminal mischief in the third degree, because he allegedly kicked and damaged one of the building's doors as the officers escorted him from the scene (Board Review 56).
[redacted] subsequently went to the 81st Precinct stationhouse to ask about [redacted] where an officer told [redacted] that she could be arrested if she did not cease filming inside the stationhouse (Allegation T: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.