Complaint #201903031,
April 1, 2019

Officer: Castillo, Carlos
Complainant: Black Male, 35
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Castillo, Carlos Black Male, 35 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 35-39 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 April 1, 2019, [redacted] called 911 after having a dispute with Harlem Hospital Center Police in which they took his phone from him. PO Carlos Castillo, PO Joshua Polo, Sgt. Aditya Kanojia, PO Zachariah Flaiz, PO Emmanuel Ortiz, and PO Peter Montalbano, all of the 32nd Precinct, responded to the location. PO Castillo and PO Polo went inside to peak with a hospital police officer. [redacted] asked an unidentified NYPD officer how the hospital police officer could get away with taking his phone. An unidentified officer told [redacted] that he and the hospital police officer would simply make allegations against each other and, "You know what's going to fucking happen," (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Castillo and PO Polo walked out of the hospital. PO Castillo gave [redacted] his phone back. [redacted] asked if that was all that was going to happen. PO Castillo allegedly responded, "What the fuck did you expect?" (Allegation B: Discourtesy, [redacted]). The officers left the location. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 1, 2019
Received: April 8, 2019
Closed: September 30, 2020

Reason for contact: Traffic accident
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 32nd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Zachariah Flaiz, Aditya Kanojia, John Keane, Peter Montalbano, Emmanuel Ortiz, Joshua Polo
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected