Complaint #201910380,
November 16, 2019

Officer: Ortega, Emilio
Complainant: Black Female, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ortega, Emilio
Complainant: Black Female, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hale, Rodney
Complainant: Black Female, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hale, Rodney
Complainant: Black Female, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ortega, Emilio Black Female, 54 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Ortega, Emilio Black Female, 54 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Hale, Rodney Black Female, 54 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Hale, Rodney Black Female, 54 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number 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 November 16, 2019, at approximately 10:12 p.m., in the vicinity of 517 Lexington Avenue in Brooklyn, [redacted] called 911 to report that a group of women had been harassing her. Police Officer Rodney Hale and Police Officer Emilio Ortega, both of the 79th Precinct, responded to the scene. PO Ortega and PO Hale allegedly refused to provide their names and shield numbers to [redacted] (Allegations A-D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 16, 2019
Received: December 2, 2019
Closed: July 16, 2020

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 79th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Dawana Castro