Complaint #202405917,
June 11, 2024

Officer: Varghese, Soney
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Varghese, Soney
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Varghese, Soney
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Varghese, Soney
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Stosch, Robert
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Harper, Christopher
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Varghese, Soney
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Puchuelachauca, Cristian
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Varghese, Soney Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Within NYPD Guidelines
Varghese, Soney Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unfounded
Varghese, Soney Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Varghese, Soney Male Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Stosch, Robert Male Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Harper, Christopher Male Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unable to Determine
Varghese, Soney Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Within NYPD Guidelines
Puchuelachauca, Cristian Male Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unable to Determine

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

Varghese, Soney
Command Discipline - A

Details

Incident: June 11, 2024
Received: June 13, 2024
Closed: October 20, 2025
Last Updated: December 14, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Ryan Bisnauth, Ramil Casimir, Liam Crowley, Mdabdul Halim, Javier Negron, Gisenoski Pierrilus, John Reid, James Rivera, Konrad Zieba
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected