Complaint #202005487,
June 7, 2020

Officer: Aylward, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Aylward, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Aylward, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Aylward, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 55-59
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gulotta, Anthony
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Aylward, Christopher Hispanic Female, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Aylward, Christopher Hispanic Female, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Aylward, Christopher Hispanic Female, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Aylward, Christopher Hispanic Female, 55-59 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Gulotta, Anthony Hispanic Female, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital 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.
'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 June 7, 2020, at approximately 3:00p.m., Police Officer Danielle Renna, Police Officer Christopher Aylward, Lieutenant Anthony Gulotta, and Sergeant Vlad Kogan, all of the 105th Precinct, responded to the vicinity of Gettysburg Street and Fairbury Avenue in Queens for a 911 call placed by [redacted] s neighbor. PO Renna and PO Aylward spoke with [redacted] and PO Aylward allegedly told [redacted] "if you don't go [to the hospital] voluntarily, I'm going to arrest you" (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Aylward allegedly pushed [redacted] by her right shoulder onto the stretcher (Allegation B: Force, unsubstantiated). Lieutenant Gulotta forcibly removed [redacted] to [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). At [redacted] PO Aylward allegedly failed to provide his name and shield number to [redacted] (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 7, 2020
Received: August 6, 2020
Closed: March 22, 2022

Reason for contact: EDP aided case
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 105th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Daniel Brandon, Steven Campisi, Adriano Deleon, Matthew Knudsen, Yodarlyn Moronta, Sara Palagonia, Danielle Renna
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected