Complaint #202001357,
February 6, 2020

Officer: Caufield, Kenneth
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 10-14
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Caufield, Kenneth
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 10-14
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Caufield, Kenneth
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Singh, Harmanjot
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Singh, Harmanjot
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Photography/Videography
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 10-14
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Trinidad, Juan
Complainant: Age 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Caufield, Kenneth
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Caufield, Kenneth
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Caufield, Kenneth Hispanic Male, 10-14 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Caufield, Kenneth Hispanic Male, 10-14 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Caufield, Kenneth Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Singh, Harmanjot Force: Pepper spray Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Singh, Harmanjot Abuse of Authority: Photography/Videography Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 10-14 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Trinidad, Juan Age 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Caufield, Kenneth Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Caufield, Kenneth Offensive Language: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

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.
'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

Caufield, Kenneth
Forfeit vacation 15 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, January 6, 2025
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 10 days

Singh, Harmanjot
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 10 days)

Trinidad, Juan
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On February 6, 2020, at approximately 2:52 p.m., [redacted] was observing a school fight at 2551 Westchester Avenue in the Bronx. Police Officer Kenneth Caufield, Police Officer Juan Trinidad, and Police Officer Harmanjot Singh, all of the 45th Precinct, arrived to disperse the crowd. PO Singh took a photograph of students with a cell phone while they were dispersing (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). The crowd moved and started fighting again at Westchester Avenue and Lane Road in the Bronx. PO Singh used pepper spray against unidentified individuals (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). At Westchester Avenue and East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx, [redacted] was placed under arrest by PO Caufield for [redacted] against a fence (Allegation C: Force, [redacted]). PO Caufield pushed [redacted] against a fence (Allegation C: Force, [redacted]). PO Caufield, PO Singh, and PO Trinidad handcuffed [redacted]. While placing [redacted] into custody, officers allegedly punched him (Allegation D: Force, [redacted]). PO Trinidad pointed his Taser at [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Caufield said, "Grab him, yo, fuck him (Allegation F: Discourtesy, [redacted])." PO Caufield said, "These kids are fucking crazy," while officers were placing [redacted] and [redacted] in a police van (Allegation G: Discourtesy, [redacted]); Allegation H: Offensive Language; [redacted]. [redacted] was brought to the 45th Precinct stationhouse where PO Caufield allegedly threatened him with the use of force (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 6, 2020
Received: February 18, 2020
Closed: January 21, 2022
Last Updated: January 8, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 45th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - disorderly conduct

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected