Complaint #202302526,
March 16, 2023

Officer: Mota, Ruben
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Phillips, Ryan
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Phillips, Ryan
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Mota, Ruben
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Phillips, Ryan
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Mota, Ruben
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Mota, Ruben
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Mota, Ruben Black Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Phillips, Ryan Black Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Phillips, Ryan Black Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons Within NYPD Guidelines
Mota, Ruben Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Phillips, Ryan Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Mota, Ruben Black Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Within NYPD Guidelines
Mota, Ruben Untruthful Statement: False official statement Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other

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.
'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

Phillips, Ryan
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Mota, Ruben
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Details

Incident: March 16, 2023
Received: March 26, 2023
Closed: July 30, 2024
Last Updated: September 19, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 6th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Md Hossain, Richard Wasley
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected