Complaint #202004122,
June 1, 2020

Officer: Vasquez, Maria
Complainant: Female, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Quiroz, Jose
Complainant: Black Female, 18-20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Quiroz, Jose
Complainant: Female, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Vasquez, Maria
Complainant: Female, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Rosado, Yesenia
Complainant: Black Female, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Rosado, Yesenia
Complainant: Black Female, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Rosado, Yesenia
Complainant: Black Female, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Rosado, Yesenia
Complainant: Black Female, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Vasquez, Maria Female, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment Unsubstantiated
Quiroz, Jose Black Female, 18-20 Discourtesy: Word Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Quiroz, Jose Female, 35-39 Discourtesy: Word Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Vasquez, Maria Female, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unfounded
Rosado, Yesenia Black Female, 18-20 Force: Restricted Breathing Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Female, 35-39 Force: Restricted Breathing Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Female, 35-39 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Rosado, Yesenia Black Female, 18-20 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Female, 35-39 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Rosado, Yesenia Black Female, 18-20 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Exonerated
Rosado, Yesenia Black Female, 18-20 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated

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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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.


Summary

On June 1, 2020, [redacted] and [redacted] were marching westbound on East Fordham Road in the Bronx in a Black Lives Matter protest when, at the intersection of East Fordham Road and Valentine Avenue, [redacted] threw a bag of seafood toward a patrol car. Police Officer Yesenia Rosado of the 46th Precinct, identified via investigation, approached [redacted] who grabbed onto [redacted] PO Rosado placed her baton between the two women, pulled [redacted] away from [redacted] and pushed [redacted] to the ground (Allegations A and B – Force, [redacted]). While on the ground, PO Rosado placed her knee on [redacted]'s back, which restricted her breathing (Allegation C and D - Force, [redacted]). Two unidentified officers forcibly took [redacted] to the ground (Allegation E - Force [redacted]) and an unidentified officer placed their knee on [redacted]'s back, which restricted her breathing (Allegation F and G – Force, [redacted]).
[redacted] and [redacted] were placed in a patrol car and transported to the 46th Precinct stationhouse by Police Officer Maria Vasquez and Police Officer Jose Quiroz, both of the 46th Precinct. En route to the stationhouse, PO Quiroz spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation H – Discourtesy, [redacted]). At the stationhouse, PO Quiroz spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation I – Discourtesy, [redacted]), and PO Vasquez allegedly strip-searched [redacted] (Allegation J- Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Vasquez refused [redacted]'s request for medical attention (Allegation K- Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] and [redacted] were each ultimately issued summonses for disorderly conduct and failure to disperse and were released from the stationhouse.
[redacted] and [redacted] were unable to provide photos of their summonses or the summons numbers to the investigation, and a request to the NYPD for copies of the summonses was returned negative (Board Review 01, 02), though PO Vasquez confirmed they were issued. Without the summons numbers, the Office of Court... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 1, 2020
Received: June 8, 2020
Closed: June 28, 2021

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 46th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Vladimir Garcia, Rafael Lara, Gavin Maher, Carlos Peralta, Luis Sotomayor
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected