| Officer: | Labella, Vito |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Hispanic Female, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labella, Vito | Hispanic Female, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
On March 9th, 2007, [redacted] went to the Transit District 4 police station, located inside the Union Square/14th Street subway station in Manhattan to pick up her [redacted] -old son, [redacted] who was arrested. [redacted] refused to leave the station without her son. Lt. Vito Labella stated that [redacted] did not leave the precinct, she was going to be arrested (allegation A). [redacted] said she was not doing anything wrong, that she just wanted to take her son home. Lt. Labella stated that he did not want to have to arrest her and then came out from behind the desk and grabbed [redacted] daughter's coat, and said, "Take your stuff and get out of my damn precinct." [redacted] told him to not put her daughter's coat on the floor and stated that she was not going to leave without her son. Lt. Labella walked towards the door of the precinct, opened the door, and told [redacted] again to leave the station. As [redacted] was leaving, she asked Lt. Labella for his name and he provided it to her. [redacted] then left the station. Read report for details.