Complaint #202001588,
February 7, 2020

Officer: Lopez, Galo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lopez, Galo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lopez, Galo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Lopez, Galo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Lopez, Galo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Foder, Timothy
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Foder, Timothy
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lopez, Galo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lopez, Galo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lopez, Galo Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Lopez, Galo Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Question Unsubstantiated
Lopez, Galo Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unfounded
Lopez, Galo Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Lopez, Galo Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Foder, Timothy Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Foder, Timothy Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Lopez, Galo Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Lopez, Galo Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name 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

Lopez, Galo
Forfeit vacation 5 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, December 27, 2023
APU Command Discipline A
Forfeit vacation 5 days / Command Discipline A

Summary

On February 7, 2020, at approximately 11 p.m., [redacted] was driving with [redacted] and [redacted] when Police Officers Galo Lopez and Timothy Foder, both of SRG 5, pulled him over on Castleton Avenue between Nicholas Avenue and Grove Place (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Lopez asked [redacted] if he had been drinking alcohol (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Lopez allegedly prevented [redacted] from recording the interaction by telling [redacted] that he could not hold his phone (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Lopez threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] agreed to take a preliminary breath test, the results of which indicated that he had no blood alcohol content. [redacted] asked PO Lopez for his shield number again and asked him for his name, both of which he allegedly did not provide (Allegations E-F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] also asked PO Foder for his name and shield number, and he also allegedly failed to provide that information (Allegations G-H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Lopez did not provide a business card to [redacted] (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 7, 2020
Received: February 26, 2020
Closed: February 28, 2022

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected