Complaint #202311730,
November 28, 2023

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Malafronte, Frank
Complainant: Black Male, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Rivera, Ruben
Complainant: Black Male, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Santana, Yensy
Complainant: Male, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Santana, Yensy
Complainant: Black Male, 45-49
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Poidomani, David
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Santana, Yensy
Complainant: Black Male, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Rivera, Ruben
Complainant: Black Male, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Male, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded
Malafronte, Frank Black Male, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Within NYPD Guidelines
Rivera, Ruben Black Male, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Santana, Yensy Male, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Within NYPD Guidelines
Santana, Yensy Black Male, 45-49 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Poidomani, David Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Within NYPD Guidelines
Santana, Yensy Black Male, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Rivera, Ruben Black Male, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unable to Determine
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.


Penalty

Rivera, Ruben
Command Discipline - A

Details

Incident: November 28, 2023
Received: December 14, 2023
Closed: April 29, 2025
Last Updated: June 13, 2025

Location: Subway station/train

Witness Officers: Michael Desantis, Frank Greco, Shmuel Naiman, Ming Wong
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected