Complaint #201505505,
July 3, 2015

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Estrada, Edwin
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Ruiz, Ramiro
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Ruiz, Ramiro
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ruiz, Ramiro
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Officer(s) Unidentified
Estrada, Edwin Black Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Ruiz, Ramiro Black Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Force: Chokehold Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Force: Other Officer(s) Unidentified
Ruiz, Ramiro Black Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Ruiz, Ramiro Black Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Other 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.
'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.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On July 3, 2015, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Sgt. Ramiro Ruiz of Queens South Narcotics stopped [redacted] during the stop of a cab for a VTL at 87-15 Beach Channel Drive in Queens (allegations A and B). During their interaction, Det. Edwin Estrada of Queens South Narcotics refused to provide his name to [redacted] (allegation C). [redacted] was arrested and charged with [redacted] (allegation D) (Board Review 01). After being placed in handcuffs, an officer allegedly used a chokehold against [redacted] restricting his breathing (allegations E and F). When [redacted] was released from central booking, he realized that an officer allegedly searched through his phone and deleted his video of the incident (allegation G). [redacted] was able to retrieve the video footage of this incident (Board Reviews 02 and 03). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 3, 2015
Received: July 5, 2015
Closed: December 15, 2015

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 100th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - OGA

Witness Officers: Raven Bollingdavis, Jason Jones, Michael Mccready
Video evidence collected