Complaint #202000898,
November 22, 2019

Officer: Darlington, Kenneth
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Yang, Gihee
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Darlington, Kenneth Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Yang, Gihee Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated

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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Darlington, Kenneth
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On November 22, 2019, at 1:21 p.m., Police Officers Kenneth Darlington, Gihee Yang, and Randall Bernal, assigned to PSA 5, responded to a harassment complaint placed against [redacted] and a burglary call placed by her at her apartment located at [redacted] in Manhattan. PO Darlington entered [redacted] apartment and arrested her (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). After [redacted] was arrested, PO Yang entered the apartment to retrieve her identification (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 22, 2019
Received: February 1, 2020
Closed: December 29, 2021

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: NYCHA
In NYPD 23rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Randall Bernal
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected