Complaint #202311209,
November 28, 2023

Officer: Cancel, Jonathan
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Rivera, Jose
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Cancel, Jonathan
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Aguilarmartinez, Omar
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Cancel, Jonathan
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Espenberg, Michael
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Aguilarmartinez, Omar
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Rivera, Jose
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Espenberg, Michael
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Cancel, Jonathan
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Rivera, Jose
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Rivera, Jose
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Espenberg, Michael
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Aguilarmartinez, Omar
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Maldonado, Alfred
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Cancel, Jonathan
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Cancel, Jonathan
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Aguilarmartinez, Omar
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Rivera, Jose
Complainant: Dominican Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Cancel, Jonathan Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unable to Determine
Rivera, Jose Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unable to Determine
Cancel, Jonathan Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unfounded
Aguilarmartinez, Omar Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unfounded
Cancel, Jonathan Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Espenberg, Michael Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unable to Determine
Aguilarmartinez, Omar Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unable to Determine
Rivera, Jose Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Within NYPD Guidelines
Espenberg, Michael Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unfounded
Cancel, Jonathan Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unfounded
Rivera, Jose Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Rivera, Jose Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Within NYPD Guidelines
Espenberg, Michael Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unfounded
Aguilarmartinez, Omar Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Maldonado, Alfred Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unfounded
Cancel, Jonathan Dominican Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Within NYPD Guidelines
Cancel, Jonathan Dominican Male, 15-17 Force: Gun Pointed Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Aguilarmartinez, Omar Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Rivera, Jose Dominican Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated

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

Aguilarmartinez, Omar
Command Discipline - A

Cancel, Jonathan
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 1 day)

Details

Incident: November 28, 2023
Received: November 29, 2023
Closed: April 29, 2025
Last Updated: June 13, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 44th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected