Complaint #201909958,
July 29, 2019

Officer: Rivera, Edgar
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Burke, Timothy
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lindquist, James
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Rivera, Edgar
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Burke, Timothy
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lindquist, James
Complainant: Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Burke, Timothy
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Burke, Timothy
Complainant: Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Lindquist, James
Complainant: Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Burke, Timothy
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Burke, Timothy
Complainant: Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Burke, Timothy
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Burke, Timothy
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Burke, Timothy
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Other blunt instrument as a club
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Burke, Timothy
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rivera, Edgar
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Rivera, Edgar
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Burke, Timothy
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Burke, Timothy
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Rivera, Edgar
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Rivera, Edgar
Complainant: Male, 15-17
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Rivera, Edgar
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Rivera, Edgar Hispanic Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Burke, Timothy Hispanic Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Lindquist, James Hispanic Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Rivera, Edgar Hispanic Male, 15-17 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Burke, Timothy Hispanic Male, 15-17 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Lindquist, James Male, 15-17 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Burke, Timothy Hispanic Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Burke, Timothy Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Lindquist, James Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Burke, Timothy Hispanic Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Burke, Timothy Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Burke, Timothy Hispanic Male, 15-17 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Burke, Timothy Hispanic Male, 15-17 Force: Hit against inanimate object Unfounded
Burke, Timothy Hispanic Male, 15-17 Force: Other blunt instrument as a club Substantiated (Charges)
Burke, Timothy Hispanic Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Rivera, Edgar Hispanic Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Officer(s) Unidentified
Rivera, Edgar Hispanic Male, 15-17 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Burke, Timothy Hispanic Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Burke, Timothy Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement Substantiated (Charges)
Rivera, Edgar Hispanic Male, 15-17 Offensive Language: Gender Substantiated (Charges)
Rivera, Edgar Male, 15-17 Offensive Language: Gender Substantiated (Charges)
Rivera, Edgar Hispanic Male, 15-17 Offensive Language: Gender Substantiated (Charges)

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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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.


Penalties

Burke, Timothy
Closed: MOS Retired, September 11, 2025
APU Closed: MOS Retired

Lindquist, James
Command Discipline - A

Rivera, Edgar
Closed: Previously adjudicated, with discipline, July 21, 2021
APU Closed: Previously adjudicated, with discipline
Forfeit vacation 3 days

Summary

On July 29, 2019, at 1:45 AM, [redacted] and [redacted] were driving a motorized scooter and were pulled over by Police Officer Edgar Rivera, Police Officer Timothy Burke, and Police Officer James Lindquist, all of the 52nd precinct, at [redacted] in Brooklyn (Allegations A - C – Abuse of Authority [redacted]). PO Rivera, PO Burke, and PO Lindquist took [redacted] and [redacted] to the ground (Allegations D - F - Force [redacted]). PO Rivera, PO Burke, and PO Lindquist spoke discourteously to and used offensive language towards [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegations G - J – Discourtesy/Offensive Language [redacted]). [redacted] and [redacted] were arrested and transported to the 52nd Precinct stationhouse.
At the 52nd Precinct stationhouse [redacted] and [redacted] were brought into the [redacted] room. PO Rivera and PO Burke spoke discourteously to and used offensive language towards [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegations K - N – Discourtesy/Offensive Language [redacted]). PO Burke allegedly pushed [redacted] s head against the wall (Allegation O – Force [redacted]). PO Burke hit [redacted] in the face with a shoe (Allegation P – Force [redacted]). PO Burke and PO Rivera pushed [redacted] against a bench and used force to restrain him (Allegations Q and R - Force [redacted]). An officer allegedly pointed their taser at [redacted] and verbally threatened him with the use of the taser (Allegation S – Abuse of Authority [redacted]). PO Burke allegedly threatened [redacted] with a pocketknife (Allegation T – Abuse of Authority [redacted]). PO Burke allegedly cut the strings off of [redacted] s shorts (Allegation U – Abuse of Authority [redacted]). PO Rivera allegedly refused to provide [redacted] with his shield number as per his request (Allegation V – Abuse of Authority [redacted]).
[redacted] Burke provided a misleading official statement to the CCRB (Allegation Z – Untruthful Statement [redacted]).
[redacted] and [redacted] were arrested for reckless endangerment as a result of this incident and released to... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 29, 2019
Received: November 15, 2019
Closed: July 21, 2021
Last Updated: February 18, 2026

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 52nd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Craig Basler, Thomas Mullarkey, Juan Rivera, Vincenzo Spinola
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected