Complaint #202300412, January 2023

Incident: January 13, 2023
Received: January 17, 2023
Closed: February 14, 2024


Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 33rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime
Officer: Lopezestevez, Arhenis
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Lopezestevez, Arhenis
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Garcia, Vladimir
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Garcia, Vladimir
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Garcia, Vladimir
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Garcia, Vladimir
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Garcia, Vladimir
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Garcia, Vladimir
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Garcia, Vladimir
Complainant: Black Female, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Roman, Benjamin
Complainant: Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Roman, Benjamin
Complainant: Black Female, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Moscoso, Joshua
Complainant: Black Female, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Roman, Benjamin
Complainant: Black Female, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Espigul, Sergio
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Espigul, Sergio
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Roman, Benjamin
Complainant: Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Garcia, Vladimir
Complainant: Black Female, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Garcia, Vladimir
Complainant: Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Garcia, Vladimir
Complainant: Black Female, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Garcia, Vladimir
Complainant: Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Oshea, Joseph
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Lopezestevez, Arhenis
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Espigul, Sergio
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lopezestevez, Arhenis Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Lopezestevez, Arhenis Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Garcia, Vladimir Black Female, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Garcia, Vladimir Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unfounded
Garcia, Vladimir Black Female, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Garcia, Vladimir Black Female, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Garcia, Vladimir Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unable to Determine
Garcia, Vladimir Black Female, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Garcia, Vladimir Black Female, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Within NYPD Guidelines
Roman, Benjamin Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Roman, Benjamin Black Female, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Within NYPD Guidelines
Moscoso, Joshua Black Female, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Within NYPD Guidelines
Roman, Benjamin Black Female, 21-24 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Espigul, Sergio Black Female, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Espigul, Sergio Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Other Unable to Determine
Roman, Benjamin Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Garcia, Vladimir Black Female, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Garcia, Vladimir Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Garcia, Vladimir Black Female, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Garcia, Vladimir Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Oshea, Joseph Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unfounded
Lopezestevez, Arhenis Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unfounded
Espigul, Sergio Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unfounded

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unable to Determine': CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.

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