Complaint #202308806,
September 16, 2023

Officer: Estevez, Daniel
Complainant: Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Estevez, Daniel
Complainant: Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Bletcher, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Ramirez, Brian
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Ramirez, Brian
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Estevez, Daniel
Complainant: Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Bletcher, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Estevez, Daniel Male, 21-24 Force: Pepper spray Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Estevez, Daniel Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Bletcher, Michael Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Ramirez, Brian Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Ramirez, Brian Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unable to Determine
Estevez, Daniel Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Bletcher, Michael Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons Substantiated (Charges)

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.
'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

Bletcher, Michael
Forfeit vacation 10 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, March 19, 2026
APU Dismissed
Forfeit vacation 10 days / Command Discipline B

Details

Incident: September 16, 2023
Received: September 19, 2023
Closed: February 7, 2025
Last Updated: March 21, 2026

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 32nd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Yamilex Adames, Donald Alexandre, Md Almamun, Aleksey Berezovskiy, Brian Brittman, Dewan Campbell, Emmanuel Etienne, Franklin Garrido, Miguel Ignesgonzalez, Jimmy Infanzon, Ayouba Kamara, Lewis Lara, Fengguang Lin, Arhenis Lopezestevez, Siwy Made, Ariana Matos, Raymond Perez, Vicente Perez, David Radziwon, Mauro Ramosarias, Mark Rodriguez, Holger Sarango, Marni Schwager, Jose Tavarez, Steffano Thomas, Briant Tineo, Orlando Valerio, Karen Zhao
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected