Complaint #201803342,
July 2, 2017

Officer: Ramos, Sheila
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Espenberg, Artur
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Baresi, Anthony
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Baresi, Anthony
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 41
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Espenberg, Artur
Complainant: Male, 14
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Espenberg, Artur
Complainant: Male, 14
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Espenberg, Artur
Complainant: Male, 14
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Espenberg, Artur
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Espenberg, Artur
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ramos, Sheila Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Charges)
Espenberg, Artur Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Charges)
Baresi, Anthony Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Charges)
Baresi, Anthony Hispanic Female, 41 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Espenberg, Artur Male, 14 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Espenberg, Artur Male, 14 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Espenberg, Artur Male, 14 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Espenberg, Artur Hispanic Female, 41 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Espenberg, Artur Hispanic Female, 23 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

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


Penalties

Baresi, Anthony
Closed: Trial verdict reversed by PC, Final verdict Not Guilty, April 15, 2020
APU Not guilty

Espenberg, Artur
Closed: Trial verdict reversed by PC, Final verdict Not Guilty, April 15, 2020
APU Not guilty

Ramos, Sheila
Closed: Trial verdict reversed by PC, Final verdict Not Guilty, April 15, 2020
APU Not guilty

Summary

On July 2, 2017, at approximately 10:30 p.m., PO Artur Epenberg, PO Sheila Ramos, and PO Anthony Baresi of PSA 5 entered [redacted] in Manhattan (Allegations A, B and C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Espenberg allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Baresi allegedly pulled [redacted] out of the apartment and she hit the door of the adjacent one (Allegation F: Force, [redacted] PO Espenberg allegedly told [redacted] "You better chill the fuck out before we arrest you," and pushed him against the wall (Allegation G: Discourtesy; Allegation H: Abuse of Authority; Allegation I: Force, [redacted]
[redacted] recorded two video clips on his cell phone, which he posted on Snapchat and streamed via Facebook Live [BR 05, 10, Originals]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 2, 2017
Received: April 26, 2018
Closed: December 12, 2018

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 25th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Joshua Faranda, Nathaniel Herman
Video evidence collected