Complaint #201809101,
October 24, 2018

Officer: Heritier, Oscar
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 23
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lembo, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender Identity
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Lembo, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lembo, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lembo, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lembo, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 18
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Heritier, Oscar Hispanic Female, 23 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Lembo, Christopher Hispanic Female, 18 Offensive Language: Gender Identity Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Lembo, Christopher Hispanic Female, 23 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Lembo, Christopher Hispanic Female, 18 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Lembo, Christopher Hispanic Female, 23 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Lembo, Christopher Hispanic Female, 18 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

On October 24, 2018, at approximately 7:42 p.m., at [redacted] in Manhattan, Police Officer Christopher Lembo of Police Service Area 5 (PSA 5) stopped [redacted] (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]). PO Lembo used physical force against [redacted] (Allegation B: Force, unsubstantiated). Police Officer Oscar Heritier, also of PSA 5, used physical force against [redacted] (Allegation C: Force, [redacted]). PO Lembo threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Lembo pushed [redacted] against a police vehicle and told her, "I thought you were a guy" (Allegation E: Force [redacted] and Allegation F: Offensive Language, [redacted]). [redacted] was arrested for [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 24, 2018
Received: November 1, 2018
Closed: June 4, 2019
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: NYCHA
In NYPD 23rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - resisting arrest

Witness Officers: Amin Akon, Kelvin Gomez, Edwin Minaya, Andrew Taylor
Video evidence collected