Complaint #202307260,
August 2, 2023

Officer: Aguilar, Omar
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Hichezfernandez, Victoria
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Hichezfernandez, Victoria
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Hichezfernandez, Victoria
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Aguilar, Omar
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Aguilar, Omar
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Aguilar, Omar
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Kacaj, Safet
Complainant: Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Hichezfernandez, Victoria
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Kacaj, Safet
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Hichezfernandez, Victoria
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Matias, Vicente
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Matias, Vicente
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Matias, Vicente
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Kacaj, Safet
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Kacaj, Safet
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Garcia, Kelsey
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Aguilar, Omar
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Complainant: Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Tapia, Lowell
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Aguilar, Omar Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unable to Determine
Hichezfernandez, Victoria Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unable to Determine
Hichezfernandez, Victoria Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Hichezfernandez, Victoria Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Aguilar, Omar Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Aguilar, Omar Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Tapia, Lowell Black Female, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Aguilar, Omar Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Within NYPD Guidelines
Kacaj, Safet Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Within NYPD Guidelines
Hichezfernandez, Victoria Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unfounded
Kacaj, Safet Black Female, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Tapia, Lowell Black Female, 30-34 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Hichezfernandez, Victoria Black Female, 30-34 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Tapia, Lowell Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Matias, Vicente Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Matias, Vicente Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unable to Determine
Matias, Vicente Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Tapia, Lowell Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Kacaj, Safet Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Tapia, Lowell Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unable to Determine
Tapia, Lowell Black Female, 30-34 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Kacaj, Safet Black Female, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Garcia, Kelsey Black Female, 30-34 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Aguilar, Omar Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Within NYPD Guidelines
Tapia, Lowell Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Tapia, Lowell Black Female, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unable to Determine

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.


Penalties

Aguilar, Omar
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Kacaj, Safet
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Tapia, Lowell
Pending
APU - Decision Pending

Hichezfernandez, Victoria
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Details

Incident: August 2, 2023
Received: August 4, 2023
Closed: January 7, 2025
Last Updated: January 29, 2026

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 33rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Eddy Carchi, Chanel Sanchez
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected