Complaint #202003204,
April 28, 2020

Officer: Lash, Clifford
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Gesture
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lash, Clifford
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lash, Clifford
Complainant: White Male, 65-69
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dobbins, Glenn
Complainant: White Male, 65-69
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lash, Clifford Hispanic Female, 30-34 Discourtesy: Gesture Unsubstantiated
Lash, Clifford Hispanic Female, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Lash, Clifford White Male, 65-69 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Dobbins, Glenn White Male, 65-69 Discourtesy: Word 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 April 28, 2020, at approximately 12:37 p.m., [redacted] his wife [redacted] and his father [redacted] were at the laundromat that [redacted] owns at [redacted] in Queens when PO Clifford Lash and PO Glenn Dobbins of the 114th Precinct responded to [redacted]s 911 call regarding a raccoon within the laundromat. [redacted] showed PO Lash a wound from a raccoon bite and PO Lash allegedly responded, "Are you a baby?" and it was later alleged that PO Lash told [redacted] he would need to receive rabies shots with "big-ass needles" (Allegations A: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Daniel Sottong of the 114th Precinct and Det. Patrick Cabrera and Det. Kevin Costello of the Emergency Services Unit (ESU) also responded to assist in removing the raccoon. As Det. Cabrera and Det. Costello were in the back office of the laundromat wrangling and crating the raccoon, PO Lash stood behind [redacted] in the laundromat and allegedly pinched her neck and stated, "You are so beautiful, I would take an animal bite for you" (Allegations B and C: Discourtesy, [redacted]). After the racoon was removed from the laundromat, it was alleged that PO Dobbins also told [redacted] that he would need to receive rabies shots with "big-ass needles" (Allegation D: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Lash and PO Dobbins left the scene with the crated racoon. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 28, 2020
Received: May 11, 2020
Closed: October 20, 2021

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 114th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Patrick Cabrera, Kevin Costello, Daniel Sottong
Video evidence collected