Complaint #202302244,
February 17, 2023

Officer: Dhaliwal, Sumandeep
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Hussey, Steven
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Grove, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Offensive Language: Sexual orientation
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Medina, Joel
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Sun, Sheng
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Robinson, Philip
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Ward, Jeffrey
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Medina, Joel
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Dhaliwal, Sumandeep Black Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Hussey, Steven Black Male, 35-39 Force: Gun Pointed Substantiated (Charges)
Grove, Michael Black Male, 35-39 Force: Gun Pointed Substantiated (Charges)
Tapia, Lowell Black Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Tapia, Lowell Black Male, 35-39 Offensive Language: Sexual orientation Substantiated (Charges)
Tapia, Lowell Black Male, 35-39 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Medina, Joel Black Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Tapia, Lowell Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Tapia, Lowell Untruthful Statement: False official statement Substantiated (Charges)
Sun, Sheng Black Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Robinson, Philip Black Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Ward, Jeffrey Black Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Tapia, Lowell Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement Substantiated (Charges)
Medina, Joel Black Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Within NYPD Guidelines

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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

Grove, Michael
Pending
APU - Decision Pending

Hussey, Steven
Pending
APU - Decision Pending

Tapia, Lowell
Pending
APU - Decision Pending

Details

Incident: February 17, 2023
Received: March 17, 2023
Closed: June 14, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 33rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Alvi Ahmed, William Beissel, Michael Figueroa, Kelsey Garcia, Carlos Gonzalez, Jorge Grullon, Victoria Hichezfernandez, Sean Holton, Safet Kacaj, Ronaldo Liautaud, Robyn Luna, Anthony Miranda, Ashley Pena, Kristy Peralta, Christopher Puma, Ashley Rodriguez, Lucely Rodriguez, Vinicios Stoffel, Michael Vaccaro, Emmanuel Valerio
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected