Complaint #202303123,
April 11, 2023

Officer: Dossantos, Eduardo
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Dossantos, Eduardo
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Dossantos, Eduardo
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Dossantos, Eduardo
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Saez, Rosemarie
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Dossantos, Eduardo Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Dossantos, Eduardo Black Male, 30-34 Offensive Language: Race Unable to Determine
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Dossantos, Eduardo Black Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
Dossantos, Eduardo Black Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Saez, Rosemarie Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

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

Saez, Rosemarie
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Dossantos, Eduardo
Closed: Retained, with discipline, October 4, 2024
APU Closed: Retained, with discipline
Forfeit vacation 5 days

Summary

On April 11, 2023, at approximately 4:25PM, [redacted] went to the 42nd Precinct stationhouse in the Bronx to file a complaint against an officer from a previous arrest. 42nd Precinct Police Officers Eduardo Dos Santos and Justin Perez were standing outside the stationhouse and PO Dos Santos allegedly stated, "niggers can't be walking in like that" regarding [redacted] entering the stationhouse (Allegation A: Offensive Language, [redacted] Allegation B: Discourtesy, [redacted] asked PO Dos Santos and 42nd Precinct Sergeant Rosemarie Saez to help him file a complaint against another officer and both told him to leave the stationhouse without processing his complaint (Allegations C and D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Dos Santos wore unsanctioned patches on his uniform (Allegation E: Discourtesy, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 11, 2023
Closed: August 19, 2024
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Police building
In NYPD 42nd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Jonathon Mendes, Justin Perez
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected