Complaint #202406021,
June 14, 2024

Officer: Varghese, Soney
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Varghese, Soney
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Varghese, Soney
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Byrnes, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Varghese, Soney
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Thomas, Karl
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Varghese, Soney
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Varghese, Soney
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to Explain
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Thomas, Karl
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Thomas, Karl
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to Explain
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Anormaliza, Justin
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Anormaliza, Justin
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to Explain
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Anormaliza, Justin
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Anormaliza, Justin
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Thomas, Karl
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Byrnes, Matthew
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Byrnes, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Byrnes, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Byrnes, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to Explain
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Varghese, Soney Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unable to Determine
Varghese, Soney Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Question Unable to Determine
Varghese, Soney Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unable to Determine
Byrnes, Matthew Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unable to Determine
Varghese, Soney Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unable to Determine
Thomas, Karl Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unable to Determine
Varghese, Soney Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Charges)
Varghese, Soney Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to Explain Unable to Determine
Thomas, Karl Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Charges)
Thomas, Karl Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to Explain Unable to Determine
Anormaliza, Justin Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unable to Determine
Anormaliza, Justin Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to Explain Unable to Determine
Anormaliza, Justin Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unable to Determine
Anormaliza, Justin Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Thomas, Karl Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unable to Determine
Byrnes, Matthew Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Charges)
Byrnes, Matthew Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unable to Determine
Byrnes, Matthew Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unable to Determine
Byrnes, Matthew Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to Explain 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.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Byrnes, Matthew
Pending
APU - Decision Pending

Varghese, Soney
Pending
APU - Decision Pending

Thomas, Karl
Closed: MOS Resigned, April 28, 2026
APU Closed: MOS Resigned

Anormaliza, Justin
Pending
APU - Decision Pending

Details

Incident: June 14, 2024
Received: June 15, 2024
Closed: October 9, 2025
Last Updated: April 30, 2026

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected