Complaint #201806463,
June 5, 2018

Officer: Cardona, Cindy
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 57
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Camarena, Rance
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 57
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Cardona, Cindy Hispanic Female, 57 Force: Chokehold Unfounded
Camarena, Rance Hispanic Female, 57 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Summary

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on June 5, 2018, [redacted] went to a deli located at 23 West 100th Street in Manhattan to buy food. Two uniformed officers, Police Officer Cindy Cardona and Police Officer Mareli Casanova of the 24th Precinct, were also in the deli at the time. While waiting on line, [redacted] got into a dispute with an unidentified female. Police Officer Cardona allegedly responded to the dispute by walking up to [redacted] and placing both of her hands around her neck for several seconds (Allegation A: Force - Chokehold, [redacted] then left the deli. She was not arrested or issued a summons.
[redacted] went to the 24th Precinct stationhouse. She spoke to the telephone switchboard (TS) operator, Police Officer Mateusz Kopec, and told him that she wanted to file a complaint against Police Officer Cardona. Police Officer Kopec conferred with the desk officer, Sergeant Rance Camarena. He then allegedly told [redacted] that she would not be allowed to a file a complaint against Police Officer Cardona at the stationhouse (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority - Refusal to Process Civilian Complaint, [redacted] was ultimately unable to file her complaint on that date. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 5, 2018
Received: August 8, 2018
Closed: March 6, 2019

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 24th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Mareli Casanova, Mateusz Kopec, Nicholas Posimato