Complaint #201802220,
March 21, 2018

Officer: Noel, Rulx
Complainant: Female, 13
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Romero, Eviy
Complainant: Female, 13
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Noel, Rulx
Complainant: Female, 17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Noel, Rulx Female, 13 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Romero, Eviy Female, 13 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Noel, Rulx Female, 17 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Charges)

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.
'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

Noel, Rulx
Closed: Guilty after trial-PC Approved, July 23, 2021
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 10 days

Summary

On March 21, 2018, at approximately 5:10 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] entered the 125th Street A,B,C,D-line Subway Station in Manhattan. Police Officer Rulx Noel of Transit District 3 approached [redacted] accused her of evading the train fare, and instructed her to leave the subway station. When [redacted] refused to leave the subway station, Police Officer Noel and Police Officer Eviy Romero of Transit District 3 pulled and pushed [redacted] and through the emergency exit gate (Allegations A and B: Force; [redacted] to As [redacted] walked through the emergency exit gate at the station, Police Officer Noel pushed her (Allegation C: Force; [redacted] was arrested and taken to the Transit District 3 stationhouse where she was released to her mother, [redacted] was not summonsed or arrested. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 21, 2018
Closed: January 29, 2019
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 28th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Jonathan Gonzalez, John Vicente
Video evidence collected