Complaint #202308808,
August 29, 2023

Officer: Ascazubi, Christopher
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Ascazubi, Christopher
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Suarez, Scarlett
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Ascazubi, Christopher
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Suarez, Scarlett
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Suarez, Scarlett
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Suarez, Scarlett
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Ascazubi, Christopher
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Obstructed Shield Number
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Ascazubi, Christopher
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Unlawful Arrest
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Suarez, Scarlett
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Ascazubi, Christopher Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Ascazubi, Christopher Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Suarez, Scarlett Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Ascazubi, Christopher Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Suarez, Scarlett Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Suarez, Scarlett Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Suarez, Scarlett Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Ascazubi, Christopher Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Obstructed Shield Number Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Ascazubi, Christopher Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Unlawful Arrest Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Suarez, Scarlett Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Within NYPD Guidelines

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

Suarez, Scarlett
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Details

Incident: August 29, 2023
Received: September 16, 2023
Closed: January 28, 2025
Last Updated: May 1, 2025

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 83rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Andy Aguilar, Johnmatthew Diaz, Amaury Gomez, Vikram Prasad
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected