Complaint #202101995,
March 18, 2021

Officer: Gomez, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Gomez, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Gomez, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gomez, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Sanders, Lahmar
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Sanders, Lahmar
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Sanders, Lahmar
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Sanders, Lahmar
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Gomez, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Gomez, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Gomez, Pedro Hispanic Male, 30-34 Force: Hit against inanimate object Unfounded
Gomez, Pedro Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Gomez, Pedro Hispanic Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Gomez, Pedro Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Sanders, Lahmar Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Sanders, Lahmar Hispanic Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Sanders, Lahmar Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unsubstantiated
Sanders, Lahmar Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Gomez, Pedro Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Unfounded
Gomez, Pedro Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest 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.
'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

Gomez, Pedro
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On March 18, 2021, at approximately 5:00 a.m., [redacted] exited his apartment, located at [redacted] in the Bronx, and walked into the lobby where he encountered Det. Pedro Gomez, of the Bronx Warrant Squad. Det. Gomez stopped [redacted] in the lobby and frisked him (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Then Det. Gomez allegedly threw [redacted] onto the ground (Allegation C: Force, [redacted]) and threatened to arrest him if he did not provide his ID (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
Det. Lamar Sanders, Sgt. Levern Dukes, Det. Eric Healy, Det. Anthony Romero, Det. Jason Wolfenhaut, and Det. Felix Arana of the Bronx Warrant Squad entered the lobby and went inside of [redacted]'s apartment (Allegations E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). The detectives allegedly had their guns drawn when they entered the apartment (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). The detectives proceeded to search the apartment for an individual known to the investigation as [redacted] (Allegations G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) [redacted] was referred to as '[redacted]' on the arrest warrant associated with [redacted].
[redacted] told the detectives that they did not have the right to be in his apartment and Det. Sanders allegedly told him to, "Shut the fuck up" (Allegation H: Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] tried to explain to Det. Gomez that no one named '[redacted]' lived there and Det. Gomez allegedly said, "I don't give a fuck" (Allegation I: Discourtesy, [redacted]). The detectives then left [redacted]'s apartment, and allegedly did not provide [redacted] with a business card (Allegation J: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] and Allegation K: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 18, 2021
Received: March 29, 2021
Closed: August 3, 2022

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 46th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Felix Arana, Levern Dukes, Eric Healy, Brendan Mcmorrow, Anthony Romero, Jason Wolfenhaut
Video evidence collected