Complaint #202207290,
October 27, 2022

Officer: Pagan, Joah
Complainant: Black Female, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Bias-Based Policing (Race)
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer: Pagan, Joah
Complainant: Black Female, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: False official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Pagan, Joah Black Female, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Bias-Based Policing (Race) Unable to Determine
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other
Pagan, Joah Black Female, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: False official statement Substantiated (Charges)

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

Pagan, Joah
Closed: Retained, without discipline, May 1, 2024
APU Closed: Retained, without discipline

Summary

On October 1, 2021, at approximately 5:43 PM, [redacted] was driving down Bay Street, a single-lane road in Staten Island, when she passed approximately three vehicles stopped at the intersection of Bay Street and Fingerboard Road on the right-hand side. Officer Joah Pagan stopped [redacted] vehicle and issued her a summons for unsafe passing. [redacted] a Black woman, alleged that PO Pagan was racist because two other vehicles passed on the right-hand side immediately behind her and were not stopped. (Allegation (A): Biased Policing, [redacted])
On October 27, 2022, at approximately 2:30 p.m., PO Pagan and [redacted] provided testimony at a virtual hearing regarding the summons that [redacted] received on October 1, 2021. At the hearing, PO Pagan falsely testified that on October 1, 2021, PO Pagan observed [redacted] drive on the sidewalk and that another driver stopped and thanked him for stopping [redacted] vehicle. (Allegation (B): Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 27, 2022
Received: October 28, 2022
Closed: August 21, 2023
Last Updated: December 14, 2024

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected