Bernabe Vargas

Badge #4295, Hispanic Male
Former Detective Grade 3 at Manhattan Robbery Squad
Also served at Transit Bureau District 3
Service started December 1997, ended June 2018, Tax #920926

Lawsuit settlements:
$47,500   Owens, David vs City of New York, et al., 2015 SDNY SDNY 15CV08214
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Complaints

2 Complaints
8 Allegations
0 Substantiated
7 Unfounded
1 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #200405020, May 2004
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Male, 30
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Male, 30
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Offensive Language: Ethnicity
Complainant: Male, 30
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
Complainant: Male, 30
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
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Complaint #200306100, August 2003
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
Complainant: Male, 43
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Male, 43
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
Complainant: Male, 43
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Offensive Language: Sexual orientation
Complainant: Male, 43
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
additional details

Complaint #200405020, May 2004
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Male, 30 Unsubstantiated
Discourtesy: Word Male, 30 Unfounded
Offensive Language: Ethnicity Male, 30 Unfounded
Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Male, 30 Unfounded
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Complaint #200306100, August 2003
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Gun Pointed Male, 43 Unfounded
Force: Physical force Male, 43 Unfounded
Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Male, 43 Unfounded
Offensive Language: Sexual orientation Male, 43 Unfounded
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Conclusion Meanings:

'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

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Lawsuits

Owens, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV08214, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 23, 2015, ended March 30, 2016
$47,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant officers stopped and frisked Plaintiff while he was on a train because he fit the description (African American male in a hoody) of someone who had just robbed a women. Plaintiff was charged with Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree which was later dismissed.