Complaint #200700682,
January 10, 2007

Officer: Oggeri, Joseph
Complainant: Hispanic Male
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Oggeri, Joseph
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Oggeri, Joseph
Complainant: Hispanic Male
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Oggeri, Joseph
Complainant: Hispanic Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Oggeri, Joseph
Complainant: Hispanic Male
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Munoz, Javier
Complainant: Hispanic Male
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Caputo, Jason
Complainant: Hispanic Male
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Oggeri, Joseph Hispanic Male Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Oggeri, Joseph Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Unsubstantiated
Oggeri, Joseph Hispanic Male Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Oggeri, Joseph Hispanic Male Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Oggeri, Joseph Hispanic Male Force: Gun Pointed Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male Force: Gun Pointed Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Officer(s) Unidentified
Munoz, Javier Hispanic Male Force: Gun Pointed Unsubstantiated
Caputo, Jason Hispanic Male Force: Gun Pointed Unsubstantiated

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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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.


Summary

[redacted] stated that on January 10, 2007, at about 5:30 PM, he was driving on the Grand Central Expressway in Brooklyn on his way to the Interborough Expressway. The traffic was congested and moving very slowly and [redacted] was driving in the middle lane when he saw a marked NYPD truck towing a horse trailer. One officer, identified by [redacted] as Officer Joseph Oggeri, was in the truck and he was talking on his cell phone. [redacted] thought that Officer Oggeri was [redacted]s friend, Officer [redacted], and he therefore waved his finger in a disapproving manner to indicate that speaking on a cell phone was not appropriate. Officer Oggeri saw [redacted]s gesture, lowered the driver's side car window, and said to [redacted] "This is official business, so mind your fucking business." [redacted] realized that Officer Oggeri was not his friend, lowered the car window, and replied, "Go fuck yourself" or "Fuck you." [redacted] raised the window and continued driving. Officer Oggeri put on his police lights, pulled behind [redacted] and ordered him to pull over. [redacted] pulled over onto the shoulder of the road and Officer Oggeri pulled up next to [redacted] Officer Oggeri approached [redacted]s driver's window and asked him for identification, vehicle registration, and vehicle insurance. [redacted] did not think that he had done anything illegal, told Officer Oggeri to call his boss to the scene, and raised his driver's side window. Officer Oggeri attempted to open [redacted]s driver's side door and tolds [redacted] "Open the fucking door" and "Get the fuck out of the car." Officer Oggeri was holding his gun in his hand as he made these orders, which worried [redacted] of Officer Oggeri's intentions. Officer Oggeri walked back to his truck and entered his truck, at which point [redacted] drove away from Officer Oggeri, who pursued [redacted] [redacted] drove approximately 25 miles per hour and he got onto the Interborough Expressway, with Officer Oggeri directly behind [redacted] and ordering to pull over... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 10, 2007
Received: January 16, 2007
Closed: December 19, 2007

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Thomas Barberio, Edwin Collado, Patrick Etienne, Stephanie Mccaffrey, Michael Weiss, Flore Witherspoon