Complaint #202007752,
January 31, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Kanojia, Aditya
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Centeno, Shpresa
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Balbi, Cristian
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Kanojia, Aditya Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Centeno, Shpresa Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Balbi, Cristian Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force 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.
'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 January 31, 2020, at approximately 4:57 P.M., Sgt. Aditya Kanojia, PO Joshua Polo, PO Shpresa Tulovic, and PO Christian Balbi, all assigned to the 32nd Precinct, responded to the National Action Network (NAN) office, located at 106 West 145th Street in Manhattan, after receiving an assignment regarding [redacted] who was refusing to leave the office. Sgt. Kanojia forcibly removed [redacted] to [redacted] in Manhattan (Allegation A, Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). While at the hospital, PO Balbi and PO Tulovic allegedly physically fought with [redacted] (Allegations B and C, Force: [redacted]) and unidentified officers allegedly damaged his cell phone (Allegation D, Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). [redacted] was not arrested or given any summonses. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 31, 2020
Received: November 24, 2020
Closed: January 21, 2022

Reason for contact: Aided case
Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 32nd Precinct Manhattan

Witness Officers: Joshua Polo
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected