| Officer: | Miller, Richard |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | White Female, 38 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Failed to Obtain Language Interpretation |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Valerio, Natalie |
| Complainant: | White Female, 38 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Action |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Miller, Richard |
| Complainant: | White Female, 38 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Demeanor/tone |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller, Richard | White Female, 38 | Abuse of Authority: Failed to Obtain Language Interpretation | Unsubstantiated |
| Valerio, Natalie | White Female, 38 | Discourtesy: Action | Unsubstantiated |
| Miller, Richard | White Female, 38 | Discourtesy: Demeanor/tone | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
At approximately 5:41 p.m. on May 24, 2019, [redacted] was arrested pursuant to an open domestic violence complaint and charged with [redacted] (Board Review #01). Her arrest was processed at the PSA 4 stationhouse by Police Officer Natalie Roman and Police Officer Richard Miller, the PSA 4 domestic violence officers. [redacted] speaks Russian as her primary language and has limited English proficiency. She is also a Muslim and was wearing a headscarf at the time. Police Officer Roman told [redacted] that she had to remove the headscarf for her arrest photograph. [redacted] refused to remove the headscarf. Police Officer Roman allegedly grabbed the headscarf and pulled it off [redacted] (Allegation A: Discourtesy - Action, [redacted]). Later, [redacted] allegedly asked Police Officer Miller in English to obtain a Russian-language interpreter for her. Police Officer Roman allegedly claimed that he was unable to understand what she was asking for due to her accent. [redacted] allegedly repeated this request several times, but Police Officer Miller continued to insist that he could not understand her due to her accent (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to obtain interpreter, [redacted]; Allegation C: Discourtesy – Demeanor/tone, [redacted]). Read report for details.