{"incident_date":"2015-10-27","received_date":"2015-10-27","close_date":"2016-06-01","borough":"Staten Island","precinct":120,"location_type":"Public space/building","contact_reason":"C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party","contact_outcome":"Summons - disorderly conduct","disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","evidence_bwc":false,"evidence_video":true,"precinct_command_id":"120pct","allegations":[{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Physical force","victim_age_incident":57,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","id":942888,"officer_id":"DCDM"}],"penalties":[{"ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","apu_trial_ccrb_recommended_penalty":"Forfeit vacation 20 days","apu_case_status":"Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved","apu_closing_date":"2017-10-25","nypd_disposition":"APU Not guilty","officer_id":"DCDM"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23620540-201509205_redactedclosingreport_redacted","type":"closing-report"}],"summary":"On October 27, 2016, at approximately 2:35 p.m., [redacted] were within the Staten Island Ferry Terminal in Staten Island after having exited the ferry coming from Manhattan. [redacted] was on her way to the train station, while [redacted] was on his way towards the exit doors leading to the Staten Island Yankees stadium. [redacted] had attended a rally for a person who was wrongfully shot by the police. He recalled carrying a flyer from the rally, but could not recall what he was wearing or if he was carrying anything else.\n\nBefore reaching the exit doors, [redacted] observed a uniformed officer, identified by the investigation as PO Daniel Castaldo of Patrol Borough Staten Island, near the exit doors by a pillar. [redacted] recognized PO Castaldo from an encounter, a few months back, the date of which he could not recall. During the encounter, [redacted] had been wearing a kufi and unprovoked, PO Castaldo had allegedly called [redacted] a \"raghead.\" On this date, PO Castaldo was standing with a group of officers identified by the investigation as PO Thomas Quevado and PO Eric Betzold, also of Patrol Borough Staten Island. Although the terminal was crowded, [redacted] had a clear line of sight. Ten feet ahead of her, she also observed [redacted] whom she did not know, and a group of uniformed officers standing together near him.\n\n[redacted] observed [redacted] place his index finger in the air and say in a calm and nonthreatening voice to one of the officers, \"You sir, are a dipstick.\" [redacted] did not know what had preceded this, and did not hear him use profanity or make any other comments prior to this or after this. [redacted] provided a different account of the circumstances leading up to his interaction with the officers: PO Castaldo stared at [redacted] as if he \"owed PO Castaldo money.\" [redacted] continued walking and when he passed PO Castaldo, [redacted] from 7 feet away, called PO Castaldo \"an asshole.\" [redacted] said nothing else and continued walking. In response, PO Castaldo asked [redacted]...","witness_officers":[{"last_name":"Betzold","first_name":"Eric","officer_id":"H9KK"},{"last_name":"Quevedo","first_name":"Thomas","officer_id":"GYPH"}],"id":201509205,"updated_date":"2025-10-02T13:04:00.971Z","url":"https://www.50-a.org/complaint/201509205"}