Complaint #200412175,
December 8, 2004

Officer: Keller, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Cicerello, Frank
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cuttler, Jason
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Killilea, Shane
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 45-49
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Unavailable
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Keller, Michael Black Male, 25 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Cicerello, Frank Black Male, 25 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Cuttler, Jason Black Male, 25 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Killilea, Shane Black Male, 25 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 45-49 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unfounded
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Unknown Officer Black Male Discourtesy: Word Alleged Victim Unavailable
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Exonerated

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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On December 8, 2004, at approximately 4:20am, [redacted] called 911 to report that his girlfriend, [redacted] was intoxicated and threatened to jump out of his apartment window. Officers Michael Keller and Frank Cicerello responded to the two-story location, along with two Emergency Medical Technicians, later identified as [redacted] and [redacted] and [redacted] went to the front door on the first floor and told the officers that she had been joking and there was no need for assistance. [redacted] and [redacted] then went upstairs and the officers and technicians followed. Once inside the apartment, the officers and technicians requested to speak to [redacted] who headed straight for a back bedroom. When [redacted] exited the bedroom, she went with the technicians to the hallway. [redacted] followed behind when he was pulled outside of the apartment by the two officers. [Allegations A and B] Additional officers responded to the location and attempted to forcibly handcuff [redacted] [Allegation C and D] [redacted]'s mother, [redacted] and his friend, [redacted] who were inside the apartment, attempted to pull [redacted] back inside the apartment. An officer then threatened to "kill" [redacted] [Allegation E] Due to the struggle, [redacted] and PO Keller fell down the stairs. Upon seeing the fall, [redacted] allegedly fainted on the stairs three times. An officer allegedly picked her up by the hands and then threw her back onto the stairs. [Allegation F] [redacted] was placed in handcuffs and then escorted to a patrol car outside the residence. [redacted] alleged that her [redacted] year-old son, [redacted] who had also been in the apartment, requested the responding officers' names. An officer allegedly responded, "Mind your fucking business." [Allegation G]
[redacted] was taken to the precinct and placed in the holding cells. ESU later responded and an officer allegedly told [redacted] "This is for you, bitch," while presenting [redacted] with the netting [Allegation H]. [redacted] was forcibly detained,... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 8, 2004
Closed: October 24, 2005

Reason for contact: Aided case
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Orlando Lamourt, Arnold Nickey, Robert Schierenbeck