Complaint #202104348,
July 22, 2021

Officer: Dorado, Cesar
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dorado, Cesar
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dorado, Cesar
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Dorado, Cesar
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Schwartz, Mark
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Dorado, Cesar Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Dorado, Cesar Hispanic Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Dorado, Cesar Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Dorado, Cesar Hispanic Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unfounded
Schwartz, Mark Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Exonerated

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

Dorado, Cesar
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On July 22, 2021, at approximately 1:00 p.m. at 45th Avenue and Smart Street in Queens, [redacted] and [redacted] were riding on [redacted]s electric bicycle when Police Officer Cesar Dorado and Police Officer Matthew Bruszewski, both of the 109th Precinct, stopped them. Through his car's public address ("PA") system, PO Dorado allegedly threatened the civilians with the use of force (Allegation A-B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Dorado and PO Bruszewski exited the police car and PO Dorado allegedly threatened the civilians with the use of force again (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Dorado, under the direction of Lieutenant Mark Schwartz, of the 109th Precinct, seized [redacted]s bike (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Dorado issued [redacted] three moving violations for operating his vehicle on the sidewalk (Board Review 01), without a helmet (Board Review 02), and without a license (Board Review 03).
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Details

Incident: July 22, 2021
Closed: October 17, 2022

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 109th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Matthew Bruszewski, Thomas Calio
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected