Complaint #202105539,
August 25, 2021

Officer: Bysterbusch, Glenn
Complainant: Female, 65-69
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hiciano, Karina
Complainant: Female, 65-69
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Bysterbusch, Glenn
Complainant: Female, 65-69
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Bysterbusch, Glenn
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Bysterbusch, Glenn
Complainant: Female, 65-69
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Bysterbusch, Glenn
Complainant: Female, 65-69
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Bysterbusch, Glenn
Complainant: Female, 65-69
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bysterbusch, Glenn
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Bysterbusch, Glenn
Complainant: Female, 65-69
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Bysterbusch, Glenn Female, 65-69 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Hiciano, Karina Female, 65-69 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Bysterbusch, Glenn Female, 65-69 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Bysterbusch, Glenn Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Bysterbusch, Glenn Female, 65-69 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Bysterbusch, Glenn Female, 65-69 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Bysterbusch, Glenn Female, 65-69 Force: Hit against inanimate object Unsubstantiated
Bysterbusch, Glenn Untruthful Statement: False official statement Substantiated (Charges)
Bysterbusch, Glenn Female, 65-69 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

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.
'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.


Penalty

Bysterbusch, Glenn
Forced Separation
Closed: Resolved by plea, November 13, 2023
APU Guilty
Forced Separation / Forfeit vacation 26 days

Summary

On August 25, 2021, [redacted] called 911 several times to make complaints against her roommate, [redacted] who was subletting a bedroom to [redacted] They shared apartment [redacted] at [redacted] in the Bronx.
Initially, at 12:17 PM, PO Rosemarie Saez and PO Desiree Bonaparte of the 50th Precinct responded to the report of a dispute. The officers spoke with [redacted] and [redacted] They determined that the dispute constituted a civil matter, and departed.
PO Glenn Bysterbusch and PO Karina Hiciano of the 50th Precinct then responded to a second call, at 1:17 PM, relayed to the officers both as a dispute and as an assault. PO Bysterbusch and PO Hiciano entered [redacted] apartment with her permission. [redacted] was no longer present. After speaking with [redacted] PO Bysterbusch entered [redacted] bedroom (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Bysterbusch and PO Hiciano then departed without taking any further action.
At approximately 2:09 PM, PO Bysterbusch and PO Hiciano again responded to [redacted] home. PO Bysterbusch and PO Hiciano entered the apartment without [redacted] permission (Allegations B and C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Bysterbusch then directed that [redacted] be involuntarily removed to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Bysterbusch allegedly intentionally closed the apartment door on [redacted] foot (Allegation E: Force, [redacted] PO Bysterbusch entered and searched [redacted] bedroom (Allegations F and G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Finally, PO Bysterbusch removed a shoelace from a shoe belonging to [redacted] used the shoelace to secure the apartment door, and then severed the shoelace with a knife (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] [redacted] was transported to a hospital. She was not arrested and did not receive any summons.
On January 24, 2022, PO Bysterbusch provided a false official statement to the CCRB (Allegation I: Untruthful Statement, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 25, 2021
Received: September 16, 2021
Closed: November 8, 2022

Reason for contact: EDP aided case
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 50th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Desiree Bonaparte, Rosemarie Saez
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected