Complaint #201900826,
January 19, 2019

Officer: Torres, Raul
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Romero, Jimmy
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Romero, Jimmy
Complainant: Black Female, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Crothers, Evan
Complainant: Black Female, 39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Torres, Raul
Complainant: Black Female, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Torres, Raul Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Romero, Jimmy Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Romero, Jimmy Black Female, 39 Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device Unfounded
Crothers, Evan Black Female, 39 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device Officer(s) Unidentified
Torres, Raul Black Female, 39 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Exonerated

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


Penalties

Torres, Raul
Command Discipline - B

Romero, Jimmy
Command Discipline - B

Summary

On January 19, 2019, at approximately 5:14pm, PO Raul Torres and PO Jimmy Romero, both of the 81st Precinct, arrived at [redacted] in Brooklyn. They knocked on [redacted]s door and, when she tried to close it, pushed through the door and entered the apartment (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority- [redacted]). PO Torres then allegedly knocked [redacted]s phone out of her hand as she was recording (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority- [redacted]). PO Romero then allegedly looked through [redacted]s phone (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority- [redacted]). [redacted] was placed under arrest for [redacted]. At the 81st Precinct, while speaking to [redacted] Det. Evan Crothers allegedly told her, "you don't have to fucking be like that. I'm just trying to help you" (Allegation E: Discourtesy- [redacted]). When [redacted] retrieved her phone, there were issues with the SIM card that suggested that an unidentified officer had attempted to remove it (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority- [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 19, 2019
Received: January 25, 2019
Closed: September 26, 2019

Reason for contact: Report-noise/disturbance
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 81st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Jake Hoina, Lace Kirkfredrickson, Conrad Narcisse, Arturo Sanchez
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected