Complaint #201504669,
June 9, 2015

Officer: Santory, Jose
Complainant: White Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Santory, Jose
Complainant: White Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Santory, Jose
Complainant: White Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Santory, Jose
Complainant: White Male, 27
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Santory, Jose
Complainant: White Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Santory, Jose
Complainant: White Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Santory, Jose
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Santory, Jose
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Santory, Jose
Complainant: White Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Santory, Jose White Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Santory, Jose White Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Santory, Jose White Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Santory, Jose White Male, 27 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Santory, Jose White Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Santory, Jose White Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Santory, Jose Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Santory, Jose Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Santory, Jose White Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

Santory, Jose
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On June 9, 2015, at approximately 2:00 a.m., [redacted] and [redacted]'s co-worker, were inside of [redacted]'s white Toyota 4Runner in front of [redacted], located at [redacted] in the Bronx. When they stepped out of the vehicle to walk into "[redacted]," where [redacted] works, a marked police van pulled up. PO Jose Santory and PO Ryan Lenahan, both assigned to the 47th Precinct, approached [redacted] and [redacted] Since the date of incident, PO Santory has been promoted to sergeant and is assigned to PSA7. He will be referred to by his rank at the time of the incident throughout this report. PO Santory said, "Hey, where the fuck are you guys going?" and "Where the fuck are you going" (Allegation A). PO Santory told [redacted] and [redacted] to sit on the stoop of [redacted], which they did (Allegation B). PO Santory asked [redacted] if he could search him and [redacted] responded that he could. PO Santory frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegation C and D). PO Santory frisked [redacted] (Allegation E). He requested the keys to [redacted]'s vehicle and [redacted] refused. PO Santory removed the keys from [redacted]'s pocket (Allegation F). PO Santory unlocked [redacted]'s vehicle, entered, and searched the driver's side, the passenger side, and the back seat (Allegation G). [redacted] asked the officers if he needed a warrant to search the vehicle and PO Santory said, "I don't need a warrant for shit" (Allegation A). [redacted] asked for PO Santory's name and shield, to which PO Santory responded, "No. Fuck you" (Allegation A and Allegation H). PO Santory told [redacted] that he was not allowed to drive the vehicle or he would be arrested (Allegation I). [redacted] and [redacted] were released without a summons or arrest. [redacted] was uncooperative with the investigation. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 9, 2015
Closed: December 21, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 47th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Ryan Lenahan
Video evidence collected