Complaint #202302916,
April 5, 2023

Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Tejada, Vanessa
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Tapia, Lowell Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
Tapia, Lowell Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unable to Determine
Tapia, Lowell Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Tejada, Vanessa Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera 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.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Tejada, Vanessa
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Tapia, Lowell
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Details

Incident: April 5, 2023
Received: April 6, 2023
Closed: August 19, 2024
Last Updated: October 12, 2024

Reason for contact: C/V at PCT to file complaint of crime
Location: Police building
In NYPD 33rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Clint Mclaughlin, Warren Ritter
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected