Complaint #202309046,
July 11, 2023

Officer: Lopez, Hector
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Blaettler, Samuel
Complainant: Age 15-17
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Brown, Warren
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Blaettler, Samuel
Complainant: Age 25-29
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Lopez, Hector
Complainant: Black, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Munro, Austin
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Brown, Warren
Complainant: Age 15-17
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Brown, Warren
Complainant: Age 25-29
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Blaettler, Samuel
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Blaettler, Samuel
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Brown, Warren
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Munro, Austin
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Munro, Austin
Complainant: Age 15-17
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Munro, Austin
Complainant: Age 25-29
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Blaettler, Samuel
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Taveras, Marlene
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Taveras, Marlene
Complainant: Age 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Brown, Warren
Complainant: Age 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Brown, Warren
Complainant: Age 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Lopez, Hector
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Lopez, Hector
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Lopez, Hector
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Lopez, Hector
Complainant: Age 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Lopez, Hector
Complainant: Age 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lopez, Hector Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
Blaettler, Samuel Age 15-17 Force: Gun Pointed Within NYPD Guidelines
Brown, Warren Black Male, 21-24 Force: Gun Pointed Within NYPD Guidelines
Blaettler, Samuel Age 25-29 Force: Gun Pointed Within NYPD Guidelines
Lopez, Hector Black, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Within NYPD Guidelines
Munro, Austin Black Male, 21-24 Force: Gun Pointed Within NYPD Guidelines
Brown, Warren Age 15-17 Force: Gun Pointed Within NYPD Guidelines
Brown, Warren Age 25-29 Force: Gun Pointed Within NYPD Guidelines
Blaettler, Samuel Black Male, 21-24 Force: Gun Pointed Within NYPD Guidelines
Blaettler, Samuel Force: Gun Pointed Within NYPD Guidelines
Brown, Warren Force: Gun Pointed Within NYPD Guidelines
Munro, Austin Force: Gun Pointed Within NYPD Guidelines
Munro, Austin Age 15-17 Force: Gun Pointed Within NYPD Guidelines
Munro, Austin Age 25-29 Force: Gun Pointed Within NYPD Guidelines
Unknown Officer Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Blaettler, Samuel Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Unable to Determine
Taveras, Marlene Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unable to Determine
Taveras, Marlene Age 25-29 Force: Physical force Unable to Determine
Brown, Warren Age 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
Brown, Warren Age 15-17 Force: Physical force Unable to Determine
Lopez, Hector Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
Unknown Officer Black, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Lopez, Hector Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Lopez, Hector Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Lopez, Hector Age 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Lopez, Hector Age 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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

Lopez, Hector
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Details

Incident: July 11, 2023
Received: September 25, 2023
Closed: December 6, 2024
Last Updated: February 9, 2025

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: NYCHA
In NYPD 32nd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: George Antzoulis, Angel Arroyo, Sean Carroll, Justin Dambinskas, James Gherardi, Anthony Gozzi, William Hallahan, Brian Heisinger, Matthew Kuzow, Matthew Lewis, Reinhold Moeslinger, Patrick Paige, Matthew Rizzuto, Joseph Villalta