Complaint #202003642,
May 23, 2020

Officer: Dulcey, Steven
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Dulcey, Steven
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Ramirez, Joselin
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Dulcey, Steven Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Dulcey, Steven Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Ramirez, Joselin Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

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

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Dulcey, Steven
Closed: Charges not served, March 11, 2023
APU Closed: Charges not served

Ramirez, Joselin
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On the evening of May 23, 2020, via 311, [redacted] made two noise complaints against the occupants of [redacted] above his apartment. PO Steven Dulcey and PO Joselin Ramirez responded to both complaints, at 8:00 PM and then at 10:10 PM, but did not meet with [redacted].
[redacted] then called 911 with the same complaint. PO Dulcey and PO Ramirez met [redacted] at his apartment door at approximately 10:29 PM. [redacted] asked both officers to provide him with their business cards and cited the Right to Know Act. Neither PO Dulcey nor PO Ramirez provided a business card to [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Dulcey then said to [redacted] that he could remove [redacted] to a hospital (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Also present for a portion of these interactions was [redacted]s sister. The officers departed without further police action. [redacted] was not arrested or summonsed. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 23, 2020
Received: May 29, 2020
Closed: April 21, 2022

Reason for contact: Report-noise/disturbance
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 84th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected