Complaint #202103831,
June 26, 2021

Officer: Castillo, Sergio
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Castillo, Sergio
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Castillo, Sergio
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Rodriguez, Jeanette
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Officer: Rodriguez, Jeanette
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Rodriguez, Jeanette
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Rodriguez, Jeanette
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Castillo, Sergio
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Castillo, Sergio
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Rodriguez, Jeanette
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Castillo, Sergio
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Castillo, Sergio
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Rodriguez, Jeanette
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Castillo, Sergio
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Castillo, Sergio
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Rodriguez, Jeanette
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Castillo, Sergio
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Castillo, Sergio
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Castillo, Sergio
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Castillo, Sergio Black Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Castillo, Sergio Black Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Castillo, Sergio Black Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Rodriguez, Jeanette Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Rodriguez, Jeanette Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Rodriguez, Jeanette Black Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Rodriguez, Jeanette Black Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Exonerated
Castillo, Sergio Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Castillo, Sergio Black Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Rodriguez, Jeanette Black Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Castillo, Sergio Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Castillo, Sergio Black Male, 18-20 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Rodriguez, Jeanette Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Castillo, Sergio Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Castillo, Sergio Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Rodriguez, Jeanette Abuse of Authority: Question Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Castillo, Sergio Black Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Question Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Castillo, Sergio Abuse of Authority: Question Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Castillo, Sergio Abuse of Authority: Question Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

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.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Rodriguez, Jeanette
Command Discipline - A (Vacation: 1 day)

Castillo, Sergio
Formalized Training
Closed: Resolved by plea, May 28, 2025
APU Dismissed
Formalized Training

Summary

On June 26, 2021, at 7:34PM, Police Officer Jeanette Rodriguez and Police Officer Sergio Castillo, both of the 75 Precinct, stopped [redacted]'s vehicle with four of his friends in front of [redacted] in Brooklyn (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, vehicle stop, [redacted]).
[redacted] reported the following complaint to the CCRB as a witness and on behalf of his son. [redacted] refused to provide contact information for [redacted] and instead said he would have [redacted] contact the investigation. [redacted] never contacted the investigation. [redacted] did not have any contact information for any of the other occupants in the car. [redacted] knew only one occupant, [redacted] and did not know his full name or contact information.
As the other occupants are not identified, they are referred to as Individuals 1-3. From left to right in the photograph that [redacted] provided (BR2) is [redacted] (occupant in the back middle seat), Individual 2 (occupant in the driver's side back seat with a black shirt and black hat), [redacted] (driver), Individual 1 (the front occupant with a gray shirt and black hat), and Individual 3 (occupant in the back passenger side seat with glasses).
PO Castillo asked [redacted] if he had any weapons and [redacted] stated that he had a knife on his person (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Castillo frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Castillo asked [redacted] what was in his "fucking underwear" (Allegation F: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Rodriguez asked Individual 1 if he had any weapons and he stated that he had a knife on his person (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Rodriguez frisked Individual 1 for the knife (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Castillo asked Individual 2 if he had any weapons on him and then frisked him (Allegations I and J: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Castillo asked [redacted] if he had any weapons on him and then frisked him (Allegations K and L:... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 26, 2021
Received: June 28, 2021
Closed: September 7, 2022
Last Updated: May 30, 2025

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Alec Solomito
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected