| Officer: | Nicoletta, Vito |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Nicoletta, Vito |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Nicoletta, Vito |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Offensive Language: Race |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Recategorized as: | Offensive Language: Other |
| Officer: | Nicoletta, Vito |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Nicoletta, Vito |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Nicoletta, Vito |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 19 |
| Allegation: | Offensive Language: Ethnicity |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Recategorized as: | Offensive Language: Other |
| Officer: | Nicoletta, Vito |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 19 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Chiam, John |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Lavelle, Jennifer |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 19 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Chiam, John |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Force: Gun Pointed |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Lipinski, Mack |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Lavelle, Jennifer |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 19 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Baez, Angelo |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicoletta, Vito | Black Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Exonerated |
| Nicoletta, Vito | Black Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Exonerated |
| Nicoletta, Vito | Black Male, 21 | Offensive Language: Race | Unsubstantiated |
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Recategorized as
Offensive Language: Other
on December 9, 2024
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| Nicoletta, Vito | Black Male, 21 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Nicoletta, Vito | Black Male, 21 | Force: Physical force | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Nicoletta, Vito | Black Female, 19 | Offensive Language: Ethnicity | Unsubstantiated |
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Recategorized as
Offensive Language: Other
on December 9, 2024
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| Nicoletta, Vito | Black Female, 19 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Unsubstantiated |
| Chiam, John | Black Male, 21 | Force: Physical force | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Lavelle, Jennifer | Black Female, 19 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Unsubstantiated |
| Chiam, John | Black Male, 21 | Force: Gun Pointed | Exonerated |
| Lipinski, Mack | Black Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched | Exonerated |
| Lavelle, Jennifer | Black Female, 19 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Unsubstantiated |
| Baez, Angelo | Black Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
On July 15, 2007, at approximately 10:15 PM, [redacted] obtained marijuana from a friend, whose name was not provided, in an apartment on [redacted] between [redacted] and [redacted] in Brooklyn. [redacted] met his girlfriend, [redacted] at the corner of [redacted] and [redacted] and they walked on [redacted] and were stopped by Officer Vito Nicoletta, Officer Jennifer Lavelle, and Sergeant Domenico Colavito at the corner of [redacted] and [redacted] (allegation A). Officer Nicoletta conducted a frisk and search of [redacted] (allegations B and C) and Officer Lavelle conducted a frisk and search of [redacted] (allegations D and E). During the search of [redacted] Officer Nicoletta recovered marijuana from [redacted] s right sock and in looking at [redacted] s Trinidad and Tobago driver's license, allegedly stated, "What's this shit? This is not a valid ID. You got to go to jail" (allegation F). [redacted] then ran from the officers north on [redacted] Near the corner of [redacted] and [redacted] Officer John Chiam pointed his weapon at [redacted] (allegation G), which caused [redacted] to stop and go to the ground. Officer Nicoletta arrived to the scene and pushed [redacted] s head against the ground with his hands and then stomped his head to the ground twice (allegation H). Officer Chiam kicked [redacted] once on the right side of his body (allegation I). Officer Nicoletta allegedly called [redacted] a "dickhead" and a "nigger" (allegation J). [redacted] further alleged that in putting him into the prisoner van, Officer Nicoletta stated, "You think you're fucking smart. Later I'm going to take off those handcuffs and beat your ass" and used the word "fucking" in ordering [redacted] into the prisoner van (allegation F). Officer Lavelle again searched [redacted] and Officer Nicoletta obtained her Trinidad and Tobago driver's license, at which point he stated, "Well, I don't want to see this. Go back to your country, go back to where you came from. We don't want you here. If you want to buy drugs, go back to your... Read report for details.