Complaint #200703358,
March 6, 2007

Officer: Linares, Eddy
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Linares, Eddy
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Acconi, John
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Sarante, Maribel
Complainant: Black Female, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Tricarico, Nicholas
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Sarante, Maribel
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Acconi, John
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Talvy, Steven
Complainant: Black Female, 26
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Linares, Eddy
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Linares, Eddy
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Linares, Eddy
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Talvy, Steven
Complainant: Black Female, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Linares, Eddy Black Male, 23 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Linares, Eddy Black Male, 23 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Exonerated
Acconi, John Black Male, 23 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Sarante, Maribel Black Female, 26 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unsubstantiated
Tricarico, Nicholas Black Male, 23 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Sarante, Maribel Black Male, 23 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Acconi, John Black Male, 23 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unsubstantiated
Talvy, Steven Black Female, 26 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Linares, Eddy Black Male, 23 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Linares, Eddy Black Male, 23 Force: Chokehold Unsubstantiated
Linares, Eddy Black Male, 23 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unsubstantiated
Talvy, Steven Black Female, 26 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.
'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

On March 6, 2007, at approximately 7 pm, [redacted] briefly entered a liquor store at the corner of St. John's Place and Albany Avenue in Brooklyn and then returned to his car, turned the corner and parked, and exited the car with his girlfriend, [redacted] Officer Maribel Sarante, working as the Observation Post of the 77th Precinct SNEU team, had been observing him and believed him to have engaged in a drug transaction, and she reported a description of him to the other SNEU officers she was working with (Allegation A). Officers Eddy Linares and John Acconi responded, stopping [redacted] and [redacted] on the street and approaching [redacted] to search and arrest him. [redacted] resisted being searched or arrested, and when Officer Linares called for backup, Officer Nicholas Tricarico and Sergeant Steven Talvy arrived. [redacted] physically resisted arrest and [redacted] tried to interfere with the officers who were struggling with him, and Officers Linares, Acconi, and Tricarico used physical force against [redacted] (Allegations B, C, and E), and Officer Linares struck [redacted] several times in the leg with his baton (Allegation D). Officer Linares pushed [redacted] back (Allegation C) and Sgt. Talvy used minor physical force to try to keep [redacted] away from the vicinity of [redacted] and to arrest her when she continued trying to get to [redacted] (Allegation F).
[redacted] and [redacted] were placed in separate cars to be brought to the 77th Precinct stationhouse. [redacted] alleges that once inside the car, an officer choked him (Allegation G) and told him he was going to kill him (Allegation H), and [redacted] alleges that while she was being transported, Sgt. Talvy cursed at her and told her she was "retarded" for behaving as she had (Allegation I). [redacted] alleges that at the stationhouse he was strip-searched by Officers Acconi (Allegation J) and Linares (Allegation K) and [redacted] alleges she was strip-searched by Officer Sarante (Allegation L).
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Details

Incident: March 6, 2007
Received: March 9, 2007
Closed: May 2, 2008

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 77th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - resisting arrest