Complaint #201907865,
August 28, 2019

Officer: Rivera, Edmundo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 16
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rivera, Edmundo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 16
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rivera, Edmundo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 16
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rivera, Edmundo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rivera, Edmundo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rivera, Edmundo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Signorile, Joseph
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Unavailable
Officer: Rivera, Edmundo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rivera, Edmundo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Rivera, Edmundo Hispanic Male, 16 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Rivera, Edmundo Hispanic Male, 16 Force: Chokehold Unsubstantiated
Rivera, Edmundo Hispanic Male, 16 Force: Restricted Breathing Unsubstantiated
Rivera, Edmundo Hispanic Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Unsubstantiated
Rivera, Edmundo Hispanic Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Rivera, Edmundo Hispanic Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Signorile, Joseph Male Abuse of Authority: Stop Alleged Victim Unavailable
Rivera, Edmundo Hispanic Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Rivera, Edmundo Hispanic Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 August 28, 2019, at 12:50 a.m., PO Edmundo Rivera, from the Patrol Borough Bronx Anti-Crime Unit, stopped [redacted] in the vicinity of [redacted] in the Bronx (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Sgt. Joseph Signorile, also from the Patrol Borough Bronx Anti-Crime Unit, stopped [redacted]s friend, [redacted] (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Rivera allegedly drew his gun (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Rivera allegedly pulled [redacted]s hair braids, causing him to fall backwards (Allegation D: Force, unsubstantiated). PO Rivera allegedly yelled at [redacted] "Turn around before I hit you" (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Rivera allegedly placed his knee on the back of [redacted]s head and pressed [redacted]s face against the ground (subsumed in Allegation D). PO Rivera then searched [redacted] (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Rivera frisked [redacted] (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Rivera allegedly grabbed [redacted] by his throat (Allegation H: Force, [redacted] and restricted his breathing (Allegation I: Force, [redacted] As a result of this incident, [redacted] was issued two C-summonses: one for disorderly conduct and one for unlawful possession of marijuana (BR 02 and BR 15). [redacted] was released at the scene. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 28, 2019
Received: September 5, 2019
Closed: March 6, 2020

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 44th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Brian Mahon
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected