Complaint #201910774,
December 5, 2019

Officer: Leon, Miguel
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Leon, Miguel
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Leon, Miguel
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Leon, Miguel
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Guzman, Nicholas
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Leon, Miguel Male, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Leon, Miguel Male, 40-44 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Male, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Leon, Miguel Male, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Leon, Miguel Male, 40-44 Discourtesy: Action Unfounded
Guzman, Nicholas Untruthful Statement: False official statement Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

Leon, Miguel
Closed: MOS Retired, October 8, 2021
APU Closed: MOS Retired

Guzman, Nicholas
Closed: Retained, without discipline, October 17, 2022
APU Closed: Retained, without discipline

Summary

On December 5, 2019, at approximately 1:00 p.m., [redacted] was at [redacted] in Queens. He and one of the employees engaged in a dispute that resulted in [redacted] sustaining a knee injury which required an ambulance. Police Officer Miguel Leon and Police Officer Caitlin Martin, both of the 102nd Precinct, arrived, as did an ambulance. While inside the ambulance, PO Leon allegedly slammed [redacted]'s keys into [redacted]'s hands (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted]) and spoke discourteously toward him (Allegation B: Discourtesy, [redacted]).
On December 7, 2019, at approximately 3:30 p.m., [redacted] went to the 102nd Precinct stationhouse to obtain a copy of the police report regarding his dispute with the car dealership employee. There, he engaged in a verbal argument with PO Leon, who spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation C: Discourtesy, [redacted]) and gave [redacted] the middle finger [redacted] (Allegation D: Discourtesy, [redacted]). An unidentified officer also spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation E: Discourtesy, [redacted]).
The investigation determined that Sergeant Nicholas Guzman of the 102nd Precinct provided a false official statement to the CCRB (Allegation F: False Official Statement, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 5, 2019
Received: December 17, 2019
Closed: October 6, 2021
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 102nd Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Caitlin Martin, Anthony Misuraca
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected