Complaint #201800743,
January 20, 2018

Officer: Rodriguez, Luis
Complainant: White Male, 60
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Rodriguez, Luis
Complainant: White Male, 60
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Roca, Christopher
Complainant: White Male, 60
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Roca, Christopher
Complainant: White Male, 60
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Rodriguez, Luis White Male, 60 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Rodriguez, Luis White Male, 60 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Roca, Christopher White Male, 60 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Roca, Christopher White Male, 60 Force: Pepper spray Exonerated

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.
'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.


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Complaint Closing Report

Summary

On January 20, 2018, at approximately 7 p.m. at the MTA subway station located at 7 Avenue and 42 Street in Manhattan, PO Christopher Roca and Sgt. Luis Rodriguez of Transit District 1 grabbed [redacted] by the arms and pushed him up against the wall (Allegations A and B: Force, exonerated). PO Roca used pepper spray against [redacted] (Allegation C: Force, exonerated). Sgt. Rodriguez repeatedly said "fuck" to [redacted] (Allegations D: Discourtesy, unsubstantiated). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 20, 2018
Received: January 28, 2018
Closed: July 26, 2018

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD Midtown South Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - resisting arrest