Complaint #202106772,
November 8, 2021

Officer: Samuel, Smithu
Complainant: Asian Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Samuel, Smithu
Complainant: Asian Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Samuel, Smithu
Complainant: Asian Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Viloriomartinez, John
Complainant: Asian Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Samuel, Smithu
Complainant: Asian Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Viloriomartinez, John
Complainant: Asian Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Samuel, Smithu
Complainant: Asian Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Samuel, Smithu
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer: Viloriomartinez, John
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Samuel, Smithu Asian Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Exonerated
Samuel, Smithu Asian Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Samuel, Smithu Asian Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Viloriomartinez, John Asian Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Samuel, Smithu Asian Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Viloriomartinez, John Asian Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Samuel, Smithu Asian Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Samuel, Smithu Untruthful Statement: False official statement Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other on August 5, 2023
Viloriomartinez, John Untruthful Statement: False official statement Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other on August 5, 2023

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.
'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

Samuel, Smithu
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 5 days)

Viloriomartinez, John
Command Discipline - A

Document

Complaint Closing Report

Details

Incident: November 8, 2021
Closed: December 6, 2022

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Police building
In NYPD 61st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Christopher Alvarado, Andrew Yuen
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected