Complaint #202300412,
January 13, 2023

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: Sexual Miscon (Inappropriate Touching)
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
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: Sexual Miscon (Inappropriate Touching) Unable to Determine
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other
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 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.
'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

Garcia, Vladimir
Formalized Training

Roman, Benjamin
Formalized Training

Details

Incident: January 13, 2023
Received: January 17, 2023
Closed: February 14, 2024
Last Updated: August 16, 2024

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 33rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Katherine Acosta, Carlos Arrecis, Albert Fernandez, Jose Herreramendez, Emmanuel Portorreal, Philip Robinson, Christopher Santiago, Jiaan Wan
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected