Complaint #202206331,
September 20, 2022

Officer: Estling, John
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Estling, John
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Estling, John Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unable to Determine
Estling, John Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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

Estling, John
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On September 20, 2022, at approximately 10:20 a.m., at the intersection of East 53rd Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan, PO John Estling of the 88th Precinct was on a detail assignment overseeing the flow of traffic during the United Nations General Assembly. [redacted] disobeyed PO Estling's signal that he stop and drove past him on East 53rd Street. PO Estling approached [redacted] vehicle and allegedly told [redacted] "I should pull you out of the car" (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] later exited his vehicle and approached PO Estling on foot to request his business card, and PO Estling did not provide one (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 20, 2022
Received: September 21, 2022
Closed: December 4, 2023
Last Updated: April 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD Midtown North Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected