Complaint #202304463,
May 11, 2023

Officer: Guerra, Michael
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Low, Raymond
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Low, Raymond
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Low, Raymond
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Zhu, Alex
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Garcia, Maris
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Low, Raymond
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Distefano, Ross
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Giarratano, Vincent
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Low, Raymond
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Low, Raymond
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Guerra, Michael White Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Low, Raymond White Male, 25-29 Force: Restricted Breathing Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Low, Raymond White Male, 25-29 Force: Chokehold Unable to Determine
Low, Raymond Untruthful Statement: False official statement Substantiated (Charges)
Zhu, Alex White Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Garcia, Maris White Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Low, Raymond White Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Distefano, Ross White Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Giarratano, Vincent White Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Low, Raymond White Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Low, Raymond White Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unfounded

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.
'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.


Penalty

Low, Raymond
Forfeit vacation 10 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, April 6, 2026
APU Command Discipline B
Forfeit vacation 10 days / Command Discipline B

Document

Complaint Closing Report

Details

Incident: May 11, 2023
Received: May 19, 2023
Closed: September 27, 2024
Last Updated: April 7, 2026

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 7th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Patrick Clark, Ari Levine, Karin Martinez, Theresa Martinez, Alexis Rice, Paul Ryan
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected