| Officer: | Rivera, Christophe |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Offensive Language: Sexual orientation |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Recategorized as: | Offensive Language: Other |
| Officer: | Rivera, Christophe |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Rivera, Christophe |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Rivera, Christophe |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Rivera, Christophe |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Rivera, Christophe |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivera, Christophe | Hispanic Male, 37 | Offensive Language: Sexual orientation | Unfounded |
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Recategorized as
Offensive Language: Other
on December 9, 2024
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| Rivera, Christophe | Hispanic Male, 37 | Abuse of Authority: Other | Exonerated |
| Rivera, Christophe | Hispanic Male, 37 | Discourtesy: Word | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Rivera, Christophe | Hispanic Male, 37 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Exonerated |
| Rivera, Christophe | Hispanic Male, 37 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Rivera, Christophe | Hispanic Male, 37 | Abuse of Authority: Other | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
Further details on conclusions.
On October 12, 2015, at approximately 11:50 p.m., [redacted] was driving northbound on the West Side Highway in Manhattan where he was pulled over by PO Christopher Rivera of HWY 01. After PO Rivera's service lights were turned on, [redacted] turned his right signal light and merged into the right lane immediately. After driving for approximately 30 seconds, [redacted] took the West 79th Street exit in an attempt to find a safe place to pull over. [redacted] stopped the vehicle at the crosswalk at West 79th Street and Riverside Drive after PO Rivera directed [redacted] to stop at that location over the loudspeaker. PO Rivera approached [redacted] vehicle, requested [redacted] to produce his driver license and asked why [redacted] did not stop his vehicle immediately. [redacted] and PO Rivera argued about where [redacted] should have stopped his vehicle. PO Rivera alleged that [redacted] started to flex his muscles and get nervous [BR 05]. Thus, PO Rivera told [redacted] "I know you're getting stressed, buddy. Let's keep going, brother. So, you just step out, we'll go, ok?"(Allegation A) [NYPD 10]. PO Rivera also told [redacted] to "chill the fuck out" (Allegation B) [NYPD 10]. After that, [redacted] took his cell phone and began recording the conversation between him and PO Rivera [BR 02]. PO Rivera instructed [redacted] to step out of his vehicle and took [redacted] s cell phone out of his hands (Allegation C) [BR 08] [NYPD 10]. PO Rivera pressed some buttons on [redacted] s cell phone and tossed it into [redacted] s vehicle [NYPD 10] [BR 02] [BR 08].
After stepping out of the vehicle, [redacted] was instructed to stand in front of PO Rivera's vehicle so that he could be visible on PO Rivera's dashboard camera. While PO Rivera was speaking to [redacted], [redacted] attempted to flag down passing vehicles. In response to [redacted] s attempt to draw the attention of other motorists, PO Rivera said, "I'm tired of this shit," and placed one handcuff on [redacted] s hand (Allegations A and D) [NYPD 10]. After...
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