Complaint #201708620,
October 10, 2017

Summary

On October 10, 2017, at approximately 10:45 p.m., on northbound Harlem River Drive near West 155th Street, Police Officer Mark Ruppert, Police Officer Christopher Arena, Police Officer Anthony Raimone and Detective James Sepulveda, all assigned to Patrol Borough Manhattan North Specialized Units Anti-Crime, attempted to stop [redacted] Is vehicle (Allegation A – Abuse of Authority: [redacted] Allegation B – Abuse of Authority: [redacted] Allegation C – Abuse of Authority: [redacted] Allegation D – Abuse of Authority: [redacted] ). The officers pursued [redacted] Is vehicle across the George Washington Bridge to [redacted] eight miles from the NY/NJ border (Allegation E – Abuse of Authority: [redacted] Allegation F - Abuse of Authority: [redacted] Allegation G – Abuse of Authority: [redacted] ; Allegation H – Abuse of Authority: [redacted] PO Ruppert pointed his weapon at [redacted] (Allegation I - Force: [redacted] ; PO Ruppert, PO Arena and PO Raimone allegedly used physical force against [redacted] (Allegation J - Force: [redacted] Allegation K - Force: [redacted] Allegation L - Force: [redacted] ). PO Ruppert, PO Arena, PO Raimone and Det. Sepulveda allegedly spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation M – Discourtesy: [redacted] Allegation N – Discourtesy: [redacted] Allegation O – Discourtesy: [redacted] ; Allegation P – Discourtesy: [redacted] ). The officers' supervisor, Sergeant Jose Perez, responded to the scene in Englewood, where [redacted] was handcuffed. Sgt. Perez, PO Ruppert, PO Arena, PO Raimone and Det. Sepulveda failed to secure medical treatment for [redacted] (Allegation Q- Abuse of Authority: [redacted] Allegation R – Abuse of Authority: [redacted] Allegation S – Abuse of Authority: [redacted] Allegation T – Abuse of Authority: [redacted] ; Allegation U – Abuse of Authority: [redacted] ).
[redacted] and PO Ruppert both received medical attention at [redacted] Hospital for injuries sustained during this incident (Board Review 03). PO Ruppert was diagnosed with a fractured right hand and... Read report for details.