| Officer: | Vantull, Berkley |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 52 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Vantull, Berkley |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 52 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Oliveri, Salvatore |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 52 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vantull, Berkley | Black Male, 52 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Unsubstantiated |
| Vantull, Berkley | Black Male, 52 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Exonerated |
| Oliveri, Salvatore | Black Male, 52 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
On November 17, 2006 [redacted] was driving down Kingston Avenue in Brooklyn, in a gray 1990 Toyota Camry. As he passed Montgomery Street he noticed a police car was behind him with its sirens on, so he pulled over about a half block later near Crown Street; it was a matter of seconds before he pulled over. [redacted] saw two uniformed officers exit the marked patrol car #1474. An officer approached his driver's side, later identified as through the summonses as PO Berkley Vantull, and his partner, later identified through the investigation as PO Salvatore Oliveri, approached his passenger side. [redacted] did not know why he was pulled over. PO Vantull asked for [redacted] license and registration and informed him that he was pulled over because he was talking on his cellular phone. [redacted] showed PO Vantull that he had been talking on his earpiece and his cellular phone was in his pocket. [redacted] further explained that his earpiece was falling out so he had his hand against his ear to hold the earpiece in place, but the phone was in his pocket. PO Vantull then asked [redacted] "Well what about your seatbelt?" [redacted] informed PO Vantull that he removed his seatbelt to get his license out of his pocket. PO Vantull took the license, car registration, and insurance and walked back to the patrol car with PO Oliveri. PO Vantull returned to the car with two tickets, [redacted] and another [redacted]. [redacted] "protested" the tickets by telling PO Vantull, "This isn't right, I didn't do anything." PO Vantull asked for [redacted] identification again and after receiving it walked away from the vehicle, when he returned to the car he gave [redacted] another ticket [redacted]. [redacted] took the ticket and began to argue with the officer saying, "What this all about?" PO Vantull told him, "If you keep arguing with me I am going to stick my gun in your mouth." [redacted] stopped talking with PO Vantull, and when he walked away from the vehicle [redacted] called 911. The 911 operator told [redacted] to obtain... Read report for details.