Complaint #201907770,
August 30, 2019

Officer: Dawkins, Paul
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dawkins, Paul
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dawkins, Paul
Complainant: White Female, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Dawkins, Paul White Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Dawkins, Paul White Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Dawkins, Paul White Female, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 August 30, 2019 at approximately 7:30 PM, [redacted] was at the Electric Zoo music festival on Randall's Island with his friends, [redacted] (who also goes by the name of [redacted]), [redacted] and [redacted] was trading bracelets and beads with his friends when Detective Paul Dawkins of Brooklyn North Narcotics approached him and handcuffed him. [redacted] approached Detective Dawkins and Detective Dawkins allegedly pushed her (Allegation A: Force – Physical force, [redacted]). As [redacted] was being escorted to a prisoner transport van, [redacted] asked the officers where they were taking [redacted] and Detective Dawkins allegedly responded, "Shut the fuck up, unless you want to come with your friend" (Allegation B: Discourtesy – Word, [redacted]). (Allegation C: Abuse of authority – Threat of arrest, [redacted]). [redacted] was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance (BR 06; BR 07). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 30, 2019
Received: August 31, 2019
Closed: August 31, 2021

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Park
In NYPD 25th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Alexandru Anghel, Nicholas Kowatch, Darryle Lamb, Daniel Molinski, Jorge Morel, Cameel Quallis, Matthew Rosiello
Video evidence collected