Complaint #201905367,
June 18, 2019

Officer: Martin, Roderick
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Reyes, Jeffry
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Reyes, Jeffry
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Reyes, Jeffry
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Reyes, Jeffry
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Martin, Roderick
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Martin, Roderick Black Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Reyes, Jeffry Black Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Reyes, Jeffry Black Male, 26 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Reyes, Jeffry Black Male, 26 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Reyes, Jeffry Black Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Other Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Martin, Roderick Black Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Other Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated

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

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Reyes, Jeffry
Resigned

Summary

On June 18, 2019, at approximately 7:48 p.m., [redacted] went to [redacted] urgent care facility located at [redacted] in the Bronx to get a pre-employment physical exam. When [redacted] stated that he had a mental illness, the [redacted] employees refused to serve him any further. [redacted] became upset, causing the [redacted] employees to call the police due to him being disorderly.
Police Officer Roderick Martin and Police Officer Jeffry Reyes responded to the scene and acquired information from both the [redacted] employees and [redacted] The officers detained [redacted] as they waited for an ambulance to arrive to evaluate as to whether [redacted] needed to receive medical attention (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). While they waited, [redacted] attempted to leave multiple times and became agitated. As he tried to leave, PO Reyes used a riot shield to push [redacted] against a storefront three times, then dropped his shield, grabbed [redacted] by the back of his collar and pushed him, face-first, into the glass window behind him (Allegation C: Force, [redacted]). As he pushed him with the shield, PO Reyes told [redacted] to "get the fuck back" and "what the fuck did I tell you" (Allegation D: Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] was then handcuffed and taken to [redacted] in a marked police vehicle (Allegations E and F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
[redacted] was not arrested or issued any summonses as a result of this incident. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 18, 2019
Received: June 19, 2019
Closed: April 21, 2020

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 49th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Collin Burns, Gabriela Contreras, Lord Gomez, Taina Vargasbakay
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected