Complaint #202208201,
November 26, 2022

Officer: Hennessy, Ryan
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Hennessy, Ryan
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Hennessy, Ryan
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Hennessy, Ryan
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Hennessy, Ryan
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Roveto, Nicholas
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Santos, Mayky
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Hennessy, Ryan
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Roveto, Nicholas
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Santos, Mayky
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Hennessy, Ryan Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Hennessy, Ryan Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Hennessy, Ryan Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Hennessy, Ryan Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unable to Determine
Hennessy, Ryan Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unable to Determine
Roveto, Nicholas Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Santos, Mayky Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Hennessy, Ryan Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Roveto, Nicholas Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unfounded
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Santos, Mayky Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Stop 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.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Santos, Mayky
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 3 days)

Roveto, Nicholas
Command Discipline - A
Command Discipline - A (Vacation: 1 day)

Hennessy, Ryan
Closed: Retained, with discipline, May 24, 2024
APU Closed: Retained, with discipline
Forfeit vacation 3 days

Summary

[redacted] alleged that on November 26, 2022, at about 6:10 p.m., in front of 456 East 149th Street in the Bronx, Police Officer Ryan Hennessy, Police Officer Nicholas Roveto, and Sergeant Mayky Santos, assigned to the 40th Precinct, stopped him (Allegations A-C: Abuse of Authority: [redacted] PO Hennessy frisked [redacted] (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). He also alleged that he asked PO Hennessy for his name and shield number which was ignored (Allegations E-F: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). PO Hennessy did not offer a business card at the end of the interaction (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). Additionally, all three officers failed to activate their Body-Worn-Cameras (BWC) (Allegations H-J: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 26, 2022
Received: November 30, 2022
Closed: January 25, 2024
Last Updated: June 30, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 40th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected