| Officer: | Ou, Nick |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | White Female, 65-69 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer: | Birch, Michael |
| Complainant: | White Female, 65-69 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ou, Nick | White Female, 65-69 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Birch, Michael | White Female, 65-69 | Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
At approximately 2:40 p.m. on November 10, 2019, [redacted] got into an argument with her next-door neighbor about their shared property boundary. [redacted] lives at [redacted] in Staten Island, while her neighbor lives at [redacted]. [redacted]s neighbor called 911, and Police Officer Michael Birch and Police Officer Stephanie Corporan of the 120th Precinct responded. [redacted] went outside and spoke to the officers. Police Officer Birch allegedly told [redacted] "One more word out of you and I'll handcuff you and take you to the hospital." (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority: Threat of removal to hospital: Unsubstantiated) [redacted] said that she would report Police Officer Birch to IAB, and he allegedly repeated his threat to have [redacted] removed to a hospital (within Allegation A). [redacted] then walked away from the incident area.
At approximately 5:30 p.m. the same day, [redacted] entered the 120th Precinct stationhouse in Staten Island and spoke to Police Officer Nick Ou of the 120th Precinct at the public-facing service window near the stationhouse entrance. She told Police Officer Ou that she wanted to file a criminal complaint report against her neighbor and a report of police misconduct against the officers who came to her home. Police Officer Ou prepared the criminal complaint but did not prepare a report of police misconduct (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint: Substantiated).
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