Complaint #202308471,
January 25, 2023

Officer: Acuria, Julio
Complainant: Female, 60-64
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Acuria, Julio
Complainant: Female, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Carmona, Kayla
Complainant: Female, 60-64
Allegation: Offensive Language: Disability
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Carmona, Kayla
Complainant: Female, 60-64
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Acuria, Julio
Complainant: Female, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Carmona, Kayla
Complainant: Female, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Schoelermann, Craig
Complainant: Female, 60-64
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Merino, Adam
Complainant: Female, 60-64
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Gomez, John
Complainant: Female, 60-64
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Acuria, Julio
Complainant: Female, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Carmona, Kayla
Complainant: Female, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Carmona, Kayla
Complainant: Female, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Acuria, Julio Female, 60-64 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Acuria, Julio Female, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Within NYPD Guidelines
Carmona, Kayla Female, 60-64 Offensive Language: Disability Substantiated (Charges)
Carmona, Kayla Female, 60-64 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Acuria, Julio Female, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Carmona, Kayla Female, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Schoelermann, Craig Female, 60-64 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Merino, Adam Female, 60-64 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Gomez, John Female, 60-64 Force: Physical force Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Acuria, Julio Female, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Carmona, Kayla Female, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Carmona, Kayla Female, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) 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.
'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

Acuria, Julio
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Carmona, Kayla
Closed: Retained, with discipline, July 25, 2024
APU Closed: Retained, with discipline
Command Discipline A

Summary

On January 25, 2023, at approximately 5:06pm, in the vicinity of the TD Bank located at 211 Montague Street in Brooklyn, [redacted] became upset with a bank teller, resulting in multiple people calling 911. Police Officer Kayla Carmona, Police Officer John Gomez [redacted] Police Officer Chandanie Arjun, Sergeant Julio Acuria, Sergeant Adnan Chatha, Police Officer Brandon Almonte, Police Officer Karlvirn Williams, Police Officer Joshua Destasio, Police Officer Farzodhon Sayfiev, Police Officer Adam Merino, Police Officer Craig Schoelermann, Police Officer Jorge Taveras, Police Officer Keiry Genaoalmonte, Police Officer Gustavo Jaramillo, Police Officer Rabeel Ahmad, Police Officer Justin Suarez, Police Officer Conor McGouran, Sergeant Marjobert Singca, all of the 84th Precinct, as well as Police Officer Steven Merslich, of the 84th Precinct Detective Squad, and Police Officer Yousif Said, of the Medical Division, all reported to the scene. Sgt. Acuria grabbed [redacted] arm and instructed his fellow officers to handcuff [redacted] and place her in an ambulance (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority-Forcible Removal to the hospital, [redacted]) Sgt. Acuria, PO Schoelermann, PO Merino, and PO Gomez held [redacted] arms and placed her into handcuffs (Allegations B, C, and D: Force-Physical Force, [redacted] and (Allegation E: Force-Physical Force, [redacted]) Following the handcuffing Sgt. Acuria instructed his officers to "give her [redacted] a toss" (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority-Search (of person), [redacted]) A few minutes later, as they awaited the arrival of the ambulance, PO Carmona searched [redacted] backpack (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority-Search (of person), [redacted]
On January 25, 2023, at approximately 5:18pm, en route to [redacted] Hospital, PO Carmona opened [redacted] backpack to retrieve her cell phone (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority-Search (of person), [redacted]) PO Carmona told [redacted] that she was acting "pretty crazy," earlier that evening (Allegation I: Offensive Language-Disability,... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 25, 2023
Received: September 7, 2023
Closed: May 17, 2024
Last Updated: July 28, 2024

Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 84th Precinct Brooklyn

Witness Officers: Rabeel Ahmad, Brandon Almonte, Chandanie Arjun, Adnan Chatha, Joshua Destasio, Keiry Genaoalmonte, Gustavo Jaramillo, Conor Mcgouran, Steven Merslich, Yousif Said, Farzodhon Sayfiev, Marjobert Singca, Justin Suarez, Jorge Taveras, Karlvirn Williams
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected