Complaint #201803197,
April 18, 2018

Officer: Rivera, Robert
Complainant: White Male, 23
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Rivera, Robert
Complainant: White Male, 23
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rivera, Robert
Complainant: White Male, 23
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Rivera, Robert White Male, 23 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer White Male, 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Rivera, Robert White Male, 23 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Rivera, Robert White Male, 23 Force: Physical force Unfounded

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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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.


Document

Complaint Closing Report

Summary

On April 18, 2018, at approximately 3:34 PM, [redacted] and his girlfriend, [redacted] were walking on East 32nd Street in Manhattan. An unidentified officer allegedly said, "What the fuck are you looking at?" to [redacted] (Allegation A-Discourteous Language, [redacted]). PO Robert Rivera of the 14th Precinct allegedly utilized an open hand strike against [redacted] (Allegation B-Force, [redacted]). PO Rivera allegedly pushed [redacted] up against a nearby wall (Allegation C-Force, [redacted]). PO Rivera allegedly utilized a closed fist hand strike against [redacted] (Allegation D- Force, [redacted]). [redacted] was arrested and charged with [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 18, 2018
Received: April 24, 2018
Closed: October 9, 2018

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD Midtown South Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Vincent Calvanese, Andrew Ho, Shadi Khader
Video evidence collected