Complaint #202103467,
June 8, 2021

Officer: Valencia, Mario
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Saintphard, Mardochee
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Correia, Anthony
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Valencia, Mario
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Valencia, Mario
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Valencia, Mario
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Garcia, Manuel
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Valencia, Mario
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Garcia, Manuel
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Garcia, Manuel
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Valencia, Mario
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Valencia, Mario Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Saintphard, Mardochee Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Correia, Anthony Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unfounded
Valencia, Mario Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Valencia, Mario Black Male, 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Valencia, Mario Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Garcia, Manuel Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Valencia, Mario Black Male, 21-24 Force: Hit against inanimate object Unsubstantiated
Garcia, Manuel Black Male, 21-24 Force: Hit against inanimate object Unsubstantiated
Garcia, Manuel Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Valencia, Mario Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement Substantiated (Charges)

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.


Penalties

Valencia, Mario
Closed: Retained, without discipline, May 1, 2024
APU Closed: Retained, without discipline

Saintphard, Mardochee
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 5 days)

Summary

On June 8, 2021, at approximately 9:55 a.m., [redacted] entered the Flushing Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, through the emergency gate without paying. PO Mario Valencia and PO Manuel Garcia of Transit District 33, who stood inside the subway station, approached [redacted] and pushed him out through the open gate (Allegations A and B: Force: [redacted]). PO Valencia allegedly told [redacted] to "get the fuck" out (Allegation C: Discourtesy: [redacted]). PO Valencia said, "Don't fucking touch me" (within Allegation C). PO Valencia and PO Garcia allegedly pushed [redacted] against a window and allegedly damaged his cell phone as a result (Allegations D and E: Force: [redacted] Allegations F and G: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). [redacted] asked for PO Valencia's shield number. PO Valencia allegedly refused to provide his shield number (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]).
At 10:23 a.m., [redacted] went to the 90th Precinct station house in Brooklyn and spoke with PO Mardochee Saintphard of the 90th Precinct. PO Saintphard did not process [redacted] complaint against PO Valencia (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). [redacted] then spoke to Lt. Anthony Correia of the 90th Precinct. Lt. Correia allegedly refused to process [redacted] complaint (Allegation J: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]).
PO Valencia provided a misleading official statement to the CCRB (Allegation K: Untruthful Statement: [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 8, 2021
Closed: September 7, 2022
Last Updated: May 3, 2024

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 83rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected