Complaint #202406664,
July 3, 2024

Officer: Guzman, Jose
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Guzman, Jose
Complainant: Puerto Rican Male, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Guzman, Jose
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Nieves, Alvin
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Nieves, Alvin
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Nieves, Alvin
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Nieves, Alvin
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Farone, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Hill, Rickey
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Hill, Rickey
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Guzman, Jose
Complainant: Age 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Guzman, Jose
Complainant: Age 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Thomas, Anoop
Complainant: Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Guzman, Jose
Complainant: Age 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Guzman, Jose
Complainant: Age 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Nieves, Alvin
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Farone, Michael
Complainant: Age 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Farone, Michael
Complainant: Age 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Farone, Michael
Complainant: Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Guzman, Jose Black Male, 15-17 Force: Physical force Unable to Determine
Guzman, Jose Puerto Rican Male, 40-44 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Guzman, Jose Black Male, 15-17 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Nieves, Alvin Black Male, 15-17 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Nieves, Alvin Offensive Language: Other Unfounded
Nieves, Alvin Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Nieves, Alvin Offensive Language: Gender Unfounded
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other
Farone, Michael Black Male, 15-17 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Unknown Officer Male, 18-20 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Hill, Rickey Black Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Hill, Rickey Black Male, 15-17 Offensive Language: Race Substantiated (Charges)
Guzman, Jose Age 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Guzman, Jose Age 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Within NYPD Guidelines
Thomas, Anoop Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Guzman, Jose Age 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
Guzman, Jose Age 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unable to Determine
Nieves, Alvin Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Unknown Officer Black Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Farone, Michael Age 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
Farone, Michael Age 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unable to Determine
Farone, Michael Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Unknown Officer Black Male, 15-17 Offensive Language: Other Unfounded

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

Farone, Michael
Command Discipline - A

Hill, Rickey
Pending
APU - Decision Pending

Details

Incident: July 3, 2024
Closed: October 27, 2025
Last Updated: January 11, 2026

Reason for contact: C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 60th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Anthony Alberti, Davina Anderson, Thomas Castillo, Jared Cordero, Derek Gilson, Sheharyar Malik, Casey Martinez, Joseph Mckeon, Michael Moran, Jake Riley, Julius Rutherford, Jonathan Santiago, Timothy Thatcher, Robert Wihlborg, Alan Ye, Xuelin Zhuang
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected