Complaint #201901824,
February 27, 2019

Officer: Ramirez, David
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ramirez, David
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Santos, Rafael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Santos, Rafael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ramirez, David
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Ramirez, David
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Santos, Rafael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ramirez, David Hispanic Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Ramirez, David Hispanic Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Charges)
Santos, Rafael Hispanic Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Charges)
Santos, Rafael Hispanic Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Ramirez, David Hispanic Male, 25 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Charges)
Ramirez, David Hispanic Male, 25 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Santos, Rafael Hispanic Male, 25 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Charges)

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

Ramirez, David
Closed: MOS Retired, June 14, 2023
APU Closed: MOS Retired

Santos, Rafael
Closed: Terminated, August 10, 2020
APU Closed: Terminated

Summary

On February 27, 2019, at approximately 8:45 p.m., [redacted] walked to his home, located at [redacted] in the Bronx. PO David Ramirez and PO Rafael Santos, of the 48th Precinct, drove by [redacted] in a marked police vehicle. PO Ramirez stated over the loud speaker to [redacted] "Yer, I love you, bro. I'll be back, bro," (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Ramirez and PO Santos drove away, but then returned before [redacted] entered [redacted]. [redacted] approached the driver side window of the officers' vehicle and asked PO Ramirez why he made those statements over the loud speaker. PO Ramirez turned up the volume of the music playing in the police vehicle, interrupting [redacted] (subsumed under Allegation A). PO Ramirez told [redacted] to step away from the vehicle. PO Santos pointed two fingers at [redacted] and jerked them upwards, imitating shooting with a gun (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Ramirez and PO Santos exited their police vehicle. PO Ramirez and PO Santos threatened to arrest [redacted] for disorderly conduct (Allegation C and D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Santos told [redacted] "I love you too bro," (Allegation E: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Ramirez told [redacted] "Like I said, you can fucking leave, or you can get arrested for fucking disorderly conduct, (Allegation F: Discourtesy, [redacted]; subsumed under Allegation C). PO Ramirez told [redacted] "Get the fuck out of here before I put two holes in your chest (subsumed under Allegation F; Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] was not arrested or issued a summons. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 27, 2019
Received: February 28, 2019
Closed: November 22, 2019
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Other
In NYPD 48th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected