Complaint #201910243,
March 9, 2019

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Cummings, Eugene
Complainant: Black Male, 46
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Bodden, Dinah
Complainant: Black Male, 46
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cummings, Eugene
Complainant: Black Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Photography/Videography
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Male, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Cummings, Eugene Black Male, 46 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Bodden, Dinah Black Male, 46 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Cummings, Eugene Black Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Photography/Videography Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 March 9, 2019, at approximately 1 p.m., Sgt. Eugene Cummings and PO Dinah Boden, both of the 1st Precinct, approached [redacted] at the intersection of Broadway and Lispenard Street in Manhattan. Sgt. Cummings held [redacted] against a car, while PO Boden handcuffed [redacted] who was under arrest for the unlicensed sale of counterfeit items, (Allegations A and B: Force - Physical Force, [redacted]). At the 1st Precinct, Sgt. Cummings allegedly took a photograph of [redacted] which [redacted] suspected he sent to another officer (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority – Photography/Videography, [redacted]). When PO Bodden released him later that same day with a DAT (BR 01), [redacted] saw that the case to his cell phone, which had previously been intact, was damaged (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority – Property Damaged, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 9, 2019
Received: November 26, 2019
Closed: August 18, 2020

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 1st Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected