Complaint #201607913,
August 18, 2016

Officer: Viera, Carlos
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Viera, Carlos Hispanic Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Viera, Carlos
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On August 18, 2016, at approximately 10:30 p.m., [redacted] and his [redacted] old son, [redacted] walked into the PSA 5 stationhouse in Manhattan to file a complaint against an officer. Sgt. Carlos Viera told [redacted] that he could file the complaint online and gave him the CCRB phone number. Sgt. Viera never indicated that he would generate a complaint for [redacted]. Sgt. Viera did not process [redacted] s complaint regarding an officer (Allegation A). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 18, 2016
Closed: March 29, 2017

Reason for contact: C/V at PCT to obtain information
Location: Police building
In NYPD 25th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Tyrone Helmer, Christina Profetaviera