Complaint #202200964,
January 31, 2022

Officer: Lin, Fei
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Mahamud, Forhad
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Lin, Fei
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Mahamud, Forhad
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Ditto, Philip
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Lin, Fei
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Lin, Fei
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Lin, Fei Hispanic Male, 50-54 Force: Physical force Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
Mahamud, Forhad Hispanic Male, 50-54 Force: Physical force Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
Lin, Fei Hispanic Male, 50-54 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Mahamud, Forhad Hispanic Male, 50-54 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Ditto, Philip Hispanic Male, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Lin, Fei Hispanic Male, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 50-54 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Lin, Fei Hispanic Male, 50-54 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 50-54 Force: Chokehold Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Ditto, Philip
Command Discipline - A

Lin, Fei
Formalized Training
Closed: Resolved by plea, June 25, 2025
APU Dismissed
Formalized Training

Mahamud, Forhad
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On January 31, 2022, at approximately 9:50pm, [redacted] was disallowed from his building by security guards at [redacted] in Brooklyn. He called 911 and initially, Police Officer Fei Lin and Police Officer Forhad Mahamud of the 67th Precinct responded. PO Lin threatened to arrest [redacted] for criminal trespassing and said "Fuck it" while placing him in handcuffs (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority: substantiated) and (Allegation B: Discourtesy, substantiated). PO Mahamud, PO Lin and additional officers allegedly put [redacted] in a chokehold, threw him to the ground (Allegations C: Force: Officer Unidentified, Allegations D and E: Force: Unsubstantiated). PO Lin did not allow [redacted] to sit on his wheelchair after he repeatedly asked to do so (Allegation F: Discourtesy, substantiated). [redacted] was allegedly dragged to the front door (Allegation G: Force: Unfounded).
Sergeant Philip Ditto and additional officers of the 67th Precinct arrived at the location. Sgt. Ditto decided to remove [redacted] to the hospital (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, substantiated). While [redacted] was in the ambulance complaining about his handcuffs, PO Mahamud told him, "That's it, enough alright. I don't want to hear your bullshit anymore" (Allegation I: Discourtesy, substantiated). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 31, 2022
Received: February 15, 2022
Closed: April 12, 2023
Last Updated: June 27, 2025

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Sean Barry, Pasquale Dinunno, Luis Lopez, Jose Salazar, Denisa Skovranova, Cassidy Tibbets, Ihor Zaverukha
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected