Complaint #202400103,
December 15, 2023

Officer: Hiciano, Karina
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Hugginswilliams, Cindy
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Pepdjonovic, Anthony
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Pepdjonovic, Anthony
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Hugginswilliams, Cindy
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Hugginswilliams, Cindy
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Hiciano, Karina
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Pepdjonovic, Anthony
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Ortega, Mariela
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Ortega, Mariela
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Hugginswilliams, Cindy
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Hugginswilliams, Cindy
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Ortega, Mariela
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Pepdjonovic, Anthony
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Hiciano, Karina Puerto Rican Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Hugginswilliams, Cindy Puerto Rican Male, 35-39 Force: Gun Pointed Unable to Determine
Pepdjonovic, Anthony Puerto Rican Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Question Unfounded
Pepdjonovic, Anthony Puerto Rican Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Hugginswilliams, Cindy Puerto Rican Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Hugginswilliams, Cindy Puerto Rican Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Hiciano, Karina Puerto Rican Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Pepdjonovic, Anthony Puerto Rican Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Ortega, Mariela Puerto Rican Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Ortega, Mariela Puerto Rican Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Hugginswilliams, Cindy Puerto Rican Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Unknown Officer Puerto Rican Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Officer(s) Unidentified
Hugginswilliams, Cindy Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Within NYPD Guidelines
Ortega, Mariela Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Pepdjonovic, Anthony Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Formalized Training)

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.
'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

Hugginswilliams, Cindy
Formalized Training

Ortega, Mariela
Formalized Training

Pepdjonovic, Anthony
Formalized Training

Hiciano, Karina
Formalized Training

Details

Incident: December 15, 2023
Received: January 3, 2024
Closed: May 6, 2025
Last Updated: July 13, 2025

Reason for contact: Report-gun possession/shots fired
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 50th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Yolanda Neri, Melinda Portero, Yosif Sharhan
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected