Complaint #200406994,
July 15, 2004

Officer: Salato, Anthony
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Salato, Anthony
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline)
Officer: Salato, Anthony
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Salato, Anthony
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Marinello, Jennifer
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Salato, Anthony Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Exonerated
Salato, Anthony Black Male, 16 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline)
Salato, Anthony Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 15-17 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Salato, Anthony Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Exonerated
Marinello, Jennifer Black Male, 16 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unsubstantiated': or '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.


Penalty

Salato, Anthony
Instructions

Summary

On July 15, 2004 at approximately 1:30PM, Officer Anthony Salato and his partners observed a group of individuals obstructing pedestrian traffic at 243rd Street and 144th Avenue in Queens. Upon direction to disperse, all but one individual, [redacted] complied. [redacted] alleged that PO Salato instructed him to stop, threatened him with force, and subsequently used physical force when apprehending him.
(Allegations A through C) [redacted] said that he was frisked and searched and transported to the 105th Precinct station house for processing.
(Allegations D and E) During that time, and while being transported to Central Booking, [redacted] alleged that PO Salato spoke discourteously to him, referring to him as '[redacted] commenting that he is from "the ghetto," and subsequently asking him if he liked popular rap songs playing on the radio in the police vehicle.
(Allegation F) [redacted] said that an officer later identified as PO Jennifer Matos also asked him similar questions en route to Central Booking.
(Allegation G) [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 15, 2004
Received: July 20, 2004
Closed: July 15, 2005

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 105th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - resisting arrest

Witness Officers: Christopher Alden, Brendan Parpan, Damian Vizcarrondo, Brian Wimpelberg