Complaint #201907279,
August 11, 2019

Officer: Cicillini, Andrea
Complainant: White Male, 68
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Chan, Wilson
Complainant: White Male, 68
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Hyland, Robert
Complainant: White Male, 68
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Hyland, Robert
Complainant: White Male, 68
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hyland, Robert
Complainant: White Male, 68
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hyland, Robert
Complainant: White Male, 68
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Cicillini, Andrea White Male, 68 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Chan, Wilson White Male, 68 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Hyland, Robert White Male, 68 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Hyland, Robert White Male, 68 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated
Hyland, Robert White Male, 68 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Hyland, Robert White Male, 68 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

Cicillini, Andrea
Formalized Training

Hyland, Robert
Formalized Training

Chan, Wilson
Formalized Training

Summary

On August 11th, 2019, at around 11:40pm, [redacted] called 911 to report an attempted theft of his bicycle in front of [redacted] in Queens. Police Officer Andrea Cicillini and Police Officer Wilson Chan, both of the 112th Precinct, responded. After speaking with both [redacted] and some witnesses, PO Cicillini and PO Chan told [redacted] that they believed he was intoxicated and instructed [redacted] to go home. [redacted] refused to leave until the officers wrote a report for the attempted theft of his bicycle, and PO Cicillini and PO Chan called EMS to remove [redacted] to the hospital (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] was transported to [redacted].
On August 12th, 2019, at around 1:45am, [redacted] was released from [redacted] and went to the 112th Precinct stationhouse to make a complaint about PO Cicillini and PO Chan. At the 112th Precinct stationhouse, Sergeant Robert Hyland of the 112th Precinct allegedly refused to process [redacted]'s complaint regarding officers (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Hyland also allegedly refused to provide his name and shield number to [redacted] upon request (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Hyland then called EMS to remove [redacted] to the hospital (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] was transported to [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 11, 2019
Received: August 15, 2019
Closed: June 17, 2020

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 112th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected