Complaint #202205463,
August 18, 2022

Officer: Henriquez, Dennis
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Thomas, Justin
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Henriquez, Dennis
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Mancheno, Manuel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Glynn, William
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Glynn, William
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Macero, Ryan
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Macero, Ryan
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Other
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Henriquez, Dennis
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Other
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Cantillo, Antonio
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Henriquez, Dennis Hispanic Male, 15-17 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Thomas, Justin Hispanic Male, 15-17 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Henriquez, Dennis Hispanic Male, 15-17 Offensive Language: Other Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Mancheno, Manuel Hispanic Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Within NYPD Guidelines
Glynn, William Hispanic Male, 15-17 Offensive Language: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Glynn, William Hispanic Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Macero, Ryan Hispanic Male, 15-17 Offensive Language: Other Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Macero, Ryan Hispanic Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Other Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Henriquez, Dennis Hispanic Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Other Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Cantillo, Antonio Hispanic Male, 15-17 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Glynn, William
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On August 18th, 2022, [redacted] went to the 81st Precinct Stationhouse in Brooklyn to pick up a civilian complaint form. [redacted] entered the stationhouse lobby around 3:30 p.m. and was filming on his cell phone. Five to seven officers approached [redacted] and told him that he was not allowed to film inside the stationhouse, but [redacted] continued to film inside. Because [redacted] refused to stop recording, the officers, including PO Dennis Henriquez, PO Justin Thomas, and PO Antonio Cantillo (81st Precinct), grabbed [redacted] by his arms and physically pushed him outside of the precinct (Allegation A: Force, [redacted] (Allegation B: Force, [redacted] (Allegation C: Force, [redacted]).
After being removed, [redacted] continued to record outside the entrance of the precinct and PO Manuel Mancheno (81st Precinct) stood directly outside the front door of the precinct. [redacted] continued to question the NYPD Policy barring filming inside of the precinct and PO Mancheno repeatedly told [redacted] that he would be arrested if reentered the precinct filming on his cell phone (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). While [redacted] was repeatedly questioning the policy, two more officers, PO Dennis Henriquez, and PO Ryan Macero (81st Precinct), approached [redacted] and asked him if he needed help. [redacted] continued insisting to enter the precinct filming, which prompted PO Macero to say, "he's an EDP" and PO Henriquez asked [redacted] if he had mental issues (Allegation E: Offensive Language, [redacted] (Allegation F: Discourtesy, [redacted] (Allegation G: Offensive Language, [redacted] (Allegation H: Discourtesy, [redacted]).
As PO Mancheno was standing by the entrance, Inspector William Glynn (assigned to the 81st Precinct at the time), came outside, reiterated that [redacted] could not record inside the precinct, asked [redacted] if he had psychological issues, and told [redacted] that he was not acting rationally. (Allegation I: Offensive Language, [redacted] (Allegation J: Discourtesy,... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 18, 2022
Received: August 19, 2022
Closed: December 13, 2023
Last Updated: March 15, 2024

Location: Police building
In NYPD 81st Precinct Brooklyn

Witness Officers: Kevin Pena
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected