Complaint #202001377,
February 13, 2020

Officer: Lora, Rachid
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Lora, Rachid
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Pena, Leonel
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Lora, Rachid
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Pena, Leonel
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Pena, Leonel
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Lora, Rachid
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lora, Rachid
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lora, Rachid White Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Lora, Rachid White Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Pena, Leonel White Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Lora, Rachid White Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Pena, Leonel White Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Pena, Leonel White Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Lora, Rachid White Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Lora, Rachid White Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Penalty

Lora, Rachid
Formalized Training
Closed: Plea set aside, Without discipline, August 5, 2025
APU Dismissed

Summary

On February 13, 2020, at approximately 5:22 p.m., [redacted] began recording Police Officer Leonel Pena and Sergeant Rachid Lora, both of Transit District 4, inside the 14th Street-Union Square Subway Station in Manhattan. [redacted] asked PO Pena for his name and shield number, which he refused to provide (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, Miscellaneous – Subject Retired). PO Pena and Sgt. Lora used physical force against [redacted] (Allegation C: Force, Miscellaneous – Subject Retired; Allegation D: Force, Unfounded). [redacted] asked Sgt. Lora for his name and shield number, which Sgt. Lora refused to provide (Allegations E and F: Abuse of Authority, Unsubstantiated). Sgt. Lora interfered with [redacted] use of a recording device and threatened to arrest him (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, Substantiated; Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, Substantiated). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 13, 2020
Received: February 18, 2020
Closed: January 21, 2022
Last Updated: August 7, 2025

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 13th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Andre Andujar
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected