Complaint #202206614,
August 21, 2022

Officer: Lopes, Fernando
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Abreu, Marisol
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Abreu, Marisol
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Rijos, Daniel
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Rijos, Daniel
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Rijos, Daniel
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Gavidia, Daniela
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Chen, Jinchen
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Rijos, Daniel
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Gavidia, Daniela
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Rijos, Daniel
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Abreu, Marisol
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Zahroof, Faisal
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Gavidia, Daniela
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Gavidia, Daniela
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Singletary, Elexis
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Calcaterra, Benedetto
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lopes, Fernando Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Unfounded
Abreu, Marisol Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
Abreu, Marisol Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Rijos, Daniel Black Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Rijos, Daniel Black Female, 40-44 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Rijos, Daniel Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
Gavidia, Daniela Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Chen, Jinchen Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
Rijos, Daniel Black Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Gavidia, Daniela Black Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Rijos, Daniel Black Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Abreu, Marisol Black Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Zahroof, Faisal Black Female, 40-44 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Gavidia, Daniela Black Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Gavidia, Daniela Black Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Stop Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Singletary, Elexis Black Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Calcaterra, Benedetto Black Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.
'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.


Penalties

Abreu, Marisol
Closed: Retained, with discipline, April 30, 2024
APU Closed: Retained, with discipline
Command Discipline B

Rijos, Daniel
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 1 day)

Singletary, Elexis
Command Discipline - A
Command Discipline - A (Vacation: 1 day)

Calcaterra, Benedetto
Command Discipline - A
Command Discipline - A (Vacation: 1 day)

Summary

On August 21, 2022, at approximately 12:40 PM, [redacted] called 911 and reported that [redacted] grabbed and threatened her daughter (unknown name) with a dog at [redacted] in Brooklyn. Sergeant Marisol Abreu, Police Officer Faisal Zahroof, Police Officer Harry Sepulveda, Police Officer Elexis Singletary, Police Officer Benedetto Calcaterra, and Police Officer Sarwar Azad, all of the 76th Precinct, responded to [redacted] residence at [redacted] (Allegation A – Force – PO Zahroof allegedly pushed [redacted] All of the officers entered [redacted] apartment (Allegation B – Abuse of Authority - [redacted]) Sgt. Abreu searched [redacted] apartment (Allegation C – Abuse of Authority - [redacted]) Sgt. Abreu, PO Singletary, and PO Calcaterra failed to provide [redacted] with a business card (Allegations D to F – Abuse of Authority - [redacted]) [redacted]
On September 28, 2022, at approximately 8:40 AM, Police Officer Daniel Rijos and Police Officer Daniela Gavidia, both of the 76th Precinct, stopped [redacted] in front of [redacted] in Brooklyn (Allegation H – Abuse of Authority - [redacted]) and Allegation I - Abuse of Authority - [redacted]) PO Rijos allegedly pushed [redacted] (Allegation J - Force - [redacted]) PO Rijos and PO Gavidia entered [redacted] apartment (Allegation K – Abuse of Authority - [redacted]) and Allegation L – Abuse of Authority - [redacted]) PO Rijos and PO Gavidia refused to provide their shield numbers to [redacted] (Allegation M – Abuse of Authority - [redacted]) and Allegation N – Abuse of Authority - [redacted]) PO Rijos and PO Gavidia failed to provide [redacted] with a business card (Allegation O – Abuse of Authority - [redacted]) and Allegation P – Abuse of Authority – [redacted]
Sergeant Jinchen Chen of PSA 1 arrived at the scene and entered [redacted] apartment (Allegation R – Abuse of Authority [redacted] On September 29, 2022, at 5:03 PM, Detective Fernando Lopes allegedly entered [redacted] apartment while she was not home (Allegation S – Abuse of Authority [redacted]) Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 21, 2022
Received: September 30, 2022
Closed: November 21, 2023
Last Updated: August 2, 2024

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: NYCHA
In NYPD 76th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Sarwar Azad, Chee Lee, Lizbeth Leonpenafiel, Hakan Oguz, Nicole Perez, Harry Sepulveda, Kevin Spiewak
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected