Complaint #202000071,
January 2, 2020

Officer: Brown, Jason
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Officer: Samuel, Atisha
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 10-14
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Brown, Jason
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Samuel, Atisha
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 10-14
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failed to Obtain Language Interpretation
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Brown, Jason
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: APU Guilty
Officer: Santana, Jose
Complainant: White Male, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Santana, Jose
Complainant: White Male, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Brown, Jason
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 10-14
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ricardo, Ysmael
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 10-14
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Brown, Jason
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Officer: Kalogeropoulos, George
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Brown, Jason Hispanic Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Samuel, Atisha Hispanic Female, 10-14 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Charges)
Brown, Jason Force: Physical force Exonerated
Samuel, Atisha Hispanic Female, 10-14 Abuse of Authority: Failed to Obtain Language Interpretation Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Brown, Jason Hispanic Male, 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: APU Guilty
Santana, Jose White Male, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Substantiated (Charges)
Santana, Jose White Male, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Brown, Jason Hispanic Female, 10-14 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Ricardo, Ysmael Hispanic Female, 10-14 Force: Physical force Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Brown, Jason Hispanic Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Kalogeropoulos, George Hispanic Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Exonerated

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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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

Santana, Jose
Command Discipline B 10 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, September 4, 2025
APU Command Discipline B
Forfeit vacation 10 days / Command Discipline B

Brown, Jason
Closed: Trial verdict reversed by PC, Final verdict Guilty, March 5, 2024
Forfeit vacation 5 days

Samuel, Atisha
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, March 5, 2024
APU Not guilty

Summary

On January 2, 2020, at approximately 9:00 p.m., in the vicinity of 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan, [redacted] approached Sergeant Jose Santana, of the Citywide Traffic Task Force, while filming and Sergeant Santana pushed [redacted] camera (Allegation A-Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording device: Substantiated). [redacted] asked for Sergeant Santana's name and he allegedly did not provide it and walked away. (Allegation B-Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name: Unsubstantiated). At approximately 9:30 p.m., [redacted] who was 12 years old at the time of the incident, was selling balloons. PO Atisha Samuel, of the 18th Precinct, approached [redacted] and told her that she could not sell balloons there. [redacted] spoke primarily in Spanish, and PO Samuel did not provide her with language interpretation (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority: Failed to obtain language interpretation: Substantiated). PO Samuel arrested [redacted] grabbed and swung her in a counterclockwise motion, and brought her to the ground (Allegation D: Force: Physical Force: Substantiated). PO Samuel and Sergeant George Kalogeropoulos, also of the 18th Precinct, brought [redacted] to sit at the corner of 50th Street. Sergeant Kalogeropoulos called Police Officer Ysmael Ricardo and Police Officer Jason Brown, both of the 18th Precinct, to the location so that PO Ricardo could interpret in Spanish. PO Ricardo interpreted in Spanish for [redacted] A crowd formed and individuals who were recording stepped close to the officers, so PO Brown pushed these individuals back (Allegation E: Force: Pushed: Exonerated). [redacted] father, [redacted] arrived on the scene and Sergeant Kalogeropoulos confirmed that he and [redacted] would be arrested. At approximately 10:30 p.m., PO Brown and PO Ricardo brought [redacted] to their vehicle on 51st Street outside of 75th Rockefeller Plaza, in Manhattan, by carrying her toward it (Allegations F: Force: Dragged/pulled: Exonerated and Allegation G: Force: Dragged/ pulled, Miscellaneous-Subject... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 2, 2020
Received: January 4, 2020
Closed: January 21, 2022
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD Midtown North Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Amauri Zoquier
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected