Complaint #200716030,
September 16, 2007

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Siani, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Siani, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Siani, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Ehrenreich, Daniel
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Thorn, Aaron
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Force: Pepper spray Officer(s) Unidentified
Siani, Christopher Black Male, 24 Discourtesy: Action Unfounded
Siani, Christopher Black Male, 26 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Siani, Christopher Black Male, 24 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Ehrenreich, Daniel Black Male, 26 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Thorn, Aaron Black Male, 24 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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On September 16, 2008, at approximately 10:00 PM, [redacted] was walking on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard near West 127th Street in Manhattan. He had attended the African-American Day Parade earlier that day with his nephew, [redacted] and two of [redacted] companions, [redacted] and [redacted] A crowd formed behind [redacted] An officer, whom the investigation was unable to identify, pushed [redacted] on his back (Allegation A). A second officer, whom the investigation was unable to identify, then pepper sprayed [redacted] on his chin and mouth (Allegation B). When [redacted] recovered from the effects of the pepper spray, he looked for the officers in order to obtain their names and shield numbers. [redacted] accompanied him.
When they were unable to find them, [redacted] and [redacted] began walking towards the subway station, located at West 125th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan. They walked past a group of officers, identified through the investigation as Sgt. Christopher Siani, PO Daniel Ehrenreich, PO Richard Pengel, PO William Butler and PO Aaron Thorn from the 32nd Precinct. [redacted] shouted, "Fuck the police!" as he passed by them. [redacted] was then punched repeatedly and brought to the ground, where he felt himself kicked (Allegation C, D and E). [redacted]'s lower lip was bleeding. An ambulance responded to the scene and he was transported to [redacted] Hospital. [redacted] began to record the incident with the camera on his cellular telephone. He alleged that Sgt. Siani hit the cellular telephone out of his hand (Allegation F) and pulled him to the ground by holding his arms behind his back (Allegation G). As a result of being pulled to the ground, [redacted] injured his left ankle.
[redacted] was handcuffed and transported to the 28th Precinct, where he was issued a summons for disorderly conduct. [redacted] privately sought medical attention at [redacted] Hospital Center on [redacted], where he was treated for pain in his left ankle. When [redacted] went to [redacted] Hospital on the... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 16, 2007
Received: November 2, 2007
Closed: September 26, 2008

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 28th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: William Butler, Ariel Castillo, Carlos Castillo, Delwyn Davis, Frederic Disla, Andrew Ehlers, Michael Gallow, Kevin Lopez, Kenneth Mcnair, Eric Paras, Richard Pengel