Complaint #201902413,
March 8, 2019

Officer: Paulino, Felix
Complainant: White Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lugo, Alex
Complainant: White Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Coppola, Roberto
Complainant: White Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lugo, Alex
Complainant: White Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Paulino, Felix White Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Lugo, Alex White Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Coppola, Roberto White Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated
Lugo, Alex White Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest 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.
'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 March 8, 2019, at approximately 8:30 a.m., [redacted] went to [redacted], located at [redacted] in Manhattan, to retrieve a payroll document. [redacted] had recently been terminated from [redacted]. Upon arriving, he and his former manager, [redacted] engaged in a verbal altercation, in which [redacted] ultimately called 911. PO Alex Lugo and PO Felix Paulino of the 28th Precinct responded to the scene. As the officers were speaking with [redacted] PO Lugo allegedly told [redacted] "Hold on, let me see if I can arrest you for something," and walked into [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority; Unsubstantiated). When PO Lugo returned outside, he and PO Paulino informed [redacted] that he needed to leave the premises, and if he returned, he would be arrested (Allegation B and C: Abuse of Authority; Exonerated).
[redacted] then went to the 28th Precinct stationhouse and allegedly told Sgt. Roberto Coppola of the 28th Precinct that he wanted to file a complaint against PO Lugo and PO Paulino (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority; Unsubstantiated). He asked Sgt. Coppola which officer was responsible for taking public complaints, to which Sgt. Coppola allegedly pointed to a sign on the wall listing the information for a '[redacted]'. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 8, 2019
Received: March 20, 2019
Closed: August 1, 2019

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 28th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected