Complaint #201808934,
October 28, 2018

Officer: Guardi, Salvatore
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 23
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Tuckett, Lyndon
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Brauer, Paul
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 23
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ruppert, Patrick
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 23
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Tuckett, Lyndon
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Guardi, Salvatore Hispanic Female, 23 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Tuckett, Lyndon Hispanic Female, 23 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Brauer, Paul Hispanic Female, 23 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Ruppert, Patrick Hispanic Female, 23 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Tuckett, Lyndon Hispanic Female, 23 Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital Unsubstantiated

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.
'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.


Penalty

Tuckett, Lyndon
Instructions

Summary

On October 28, 2018, at approximately 2:02 a.m., Lieutenant Lyndon Tuckett, Police Officer Salvatore Guardi, and Police Officer Cesar Bermeo—all of Transit Borough Manhattan Task Force—stopped and arrested [redacted] and her friend, [redacted] inside the 42nd Street–Grand Central subway station in Manhattan for fare evasion. Lt. Tuckett allegedly threatened to forcibly remove [redacted] to the hospital (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Lt. Tuckett, PO Guardi, and PO Bermeo transported [redacted] and [redacted] to the Transit Borough District #4 stationhouse, located within the 14th Street–Union Square subway station in Manhattan. Lt. Tuckett ordered [redacted] to be forcibly removed to the hospital from the holding cell (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). EMS personnel and two members of the Emergency Services Unit (ESU), Detective Paul Brauer and Detective Patrick Ruppert, responded. Det. Brauer and Det. Ruppert escorted [redacted] out of the subway station in handcuffs and ankle shackles. By the stairs, [redacted] dropped her weight to the ground and became uncooperative. Det. Brauer and Det. Ruppert carried [redacted] out of the station (Allegations C and D: Force, [redacted]). Det. Brauer and Det. Ruppert allegedly "threw" [redacted] onto the stretcher (Subsumed within Allegations C and D). By the ambulance, PO Guardi allegedly stated that [redacted] was "acting like an animal" and deserved to be "treated like an animal" (Allegation E: Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] was removed by ambulance to [redacted], where she underwent psychiatric evaluation before being released back into police custody a few hours later. [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 28, 2018
Closed: October 3, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 13th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Cesar Bermeo, Marisol Santana