Complaint #201907997,
August 17, 2019

Officer: Bueno, Fermin
Complainant: White Female, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Bueno, Fermin
Complainant: White Female, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Bueno, Fermin White Female, 48 Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Bueno, Fermin White Female, 48 Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

Bueno, Fermin
No Finding
Closed Administratively (No penalty reported)

Summary

On August 17, 2019, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Police Officer Fermin Bueno and Lieutenant Hong Chen, both of the 94th Precinct, arrested [redacted] on the street in front of 996 Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn after allegedly observing her writing graffiti at a construction site. [redacted] was taken to the 94th Precinct stationhouse. While [redacted] was in custody, Police Officer Bueno accessed [redacted]s smart phone and deleted two photographs [redacted] had taken at the scene of her arrest, one of Police Officer Bueno and one of Lieutenant Chen (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Search of recording device - [redacted] and Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Electronic device information deletion - [redacted]). Police Officer Bueno then attempted to retrieve the photographs from [redacted]s trash folder but was unsuccessful. [redacted] was later released with a Desk Appearance Ticket (Board Review 01). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 17, 2019
Received: September 10, 2019
Closed: May 15, 2020

Reason for contact: CV already in custody
Location: Police building
In NYPD 94th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Hong Chen, Jerry Eustache, Lobsang Neshar
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected