Complaint #202303045,
April 7, 2023

Officer: Santiago, Thalia
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Cunningham, Martin
Complainant: Black, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Cunningham, Martin
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Riley, Jake
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Cava, Nicholas
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Cava, Nicholas
Allegation: Offensive Language: Sexual orientation
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Cava, Nicholas
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Iversen, Kyle
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Branca, Raymond
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Cava, Nicholas
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Riley, Jake
Complainant: Age 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Cunningham, Martin
Complainant: Age 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Cunningham, Martin
Complainant: Black, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Nieves, Alvin
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Cunningham, Martin
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Iversen, Kyle
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Riley, Jake
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Thomas, Anoop
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Nieves, Alvin
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Hill, Rickey
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Nieves, Alvin
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Moran, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Santiago, Thalia Force: Physical force Unfounded
Cunningham, Martin Black, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unfounded
Cunningham, Martin Force: Physical force Unfounded
Unknown Officer Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Riley, Jake Discourtesy: Word Within NYPD Guidelines
Cava, Nicholas Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Cava, Nicholas Offensive Language: Sexual orientation Substantiated (Charges)
Cava, Nicholas Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Iversen, Kyle Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Branca, Raymond Discourtesy: Word Within NYPD Guidelines
Cava, Nicholas Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Riley, Jake Age 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Unfounded
Cunningham, Martin Age 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Unable to Determine
Cunningham, Martin Black, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Other Unable to Determine
Nieves, Alvin Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Cunningham, Martin Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Iversen, Kyle Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Riley, Jake Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Thomas, Anoop Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Within NYPD Guidelines
Nieves, Alvin Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Hill, Rickey Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Nieves, Alvin Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Within NYPD Guidelines
Moran, Michael Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Within NYPD Guidelines

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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

Cava, Nicholas
Pending
APU - Decision Pending

Riley, Jake
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Iversen, Kyle
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Details

Incident: April 7, 2023
Received: April 11, 2023
Closed: August 19, 2024
Last Updated: September 26, 2024

Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 60th Precinct Brooklyn

Witness Officers: Terence Adams, Vincent Cantone, Matthew Cardieri, Justin Carosella, Stacey Denardo, Tiara Hendricks, Jose Holguin, Marina Keinig, Gui Li, Casey Martinez, Michael Masella, Michael Mcshea, Michael Parbhoo, Thomas Petronis, Jessica Ramirez, Alberto Rodriguez, Geovani Sanchez, Andrey Smirnov, Xuelin Zhuang
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected