Complaint #200511248,
September 17, 2005

Officer: Altieri, Frank
Complainant: White Male, 35
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Altieri, Frank
Complainant: White Male, 35
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Moreno, Mario
Complainant: White Male, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Altieri, Frank White Male, 35 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Altieri, Frank White Male, 35 Discourtesy: Word Exonerated
Moreno, Mario White Male, 35 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) 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.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On September 17, 2005 at approximately 8:55 PM, [redacted] and his girlfriend, [redacted] left his mother's house at [redacted] and hailed a black Lincoln Towncar gypsy cab. [redacted] had used heroin in the past 24-48 hours and might have smoked marijuana and was experiencing methadone withdrawal symptoms. They told the gypsy cab driver he wanted to go buy heroin in Harlem; the driver replied he knew that location and wanted some heroin as well. Shortly thereafter, the driver got into an accident at the corner of Northern Boulevard and 55th Street. He hit the back of one car and that car hit another car. The cabdriver immediately got out of the vehicle and ran away. [redacted] who suffered a knot on his head, also decided to run away because he was on parole. While he and [redacted] walked up Northern Boulevard, [redacted] asked people in the street to call an ambulance. [redacted] then gave [redacted] some money and told her to get a cab and go to the hospital. After they separated, [redacted] felt like he was going to pass out and decided to rest on the stoop of a building at the corner of 55th Street and 32nd Avenue. Shortly thereafter, two officers arrived in a marked police vehicle. He identified them by name as PO Altieri and PO Moreno. They had [redacted] handcuffed in the back of their patrol car. The officers asked [redacted] about the accident and he "played stupid." [redacted] was handcuffed, placed in the patrol car with [redacted] and transported to the accident scene.
At the accident scene, PO Altieri exited and spoke to people at the scene several people were visibly injured. PO Moreno stayed in the patrol car. It was hot outside and the windows inside the patrol car were closed. [redacted] asked PO Moreno to open the windows so he could get some air. PO Moreno refused although [redacted] asked PO Moreno "nicely" 5 times and then threatened to break the window. [redacted] leaned on his right side and kicked the window once with his left leg – it did not break. PO Moreno sarcastically said... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 17, 2005
Received: September 22, 2005
Closed: December 29, 2006

Reason for contact: Traffic accident
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 108th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Robert Gibson, Jennifer Limage, Henry Yaeger