| Officer: | Napolitano, Thomas |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Force: Gun as club |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Napolitano, Thomas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Force: Pepper spray |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 18-20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Force: Gun Pointed |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Rouse, Thomas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napolitano, Thomas | Black Male, 27 | Force: Gun as club | Unfounded |
| Napolitano, Thomas | Black Male, 27 | Force: Pepper spray | Exonerated |
| Unknown Officer | Hispanic Male, 18-20 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Unfounded |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Exonerated |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 25-29 | Force: Physical force | Unfounded |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 25-29 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 25-29 | Force: Gun Pointed | Exonerated |
| Rouse, Thomas | Black Male, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Unfounded |
Further details on conclusions.
On February 16, 2008, at approximately 11:30 PM, [redacted] walked from his girlfriend's apartment at [redacted] to Logan Street in Brooklyn with his brother, [redacted]. [redacted] stopped at a house with an unknown street number on Logan Street to speak with some of his relatives. Afterwards, [redacted] and [redacted] continued walking on Logan Street towards Linden Street when they were stopped by approximately five police officers, identified by the investigation as PO Thomas Napolitano, PO Matthew Menze, PO Vito Nicoletta, PO Thomas Rouse, and PO Edward Mulhearn of the 75th Precinct (Allegation A and Allegation B). In his statement to IAB, [redacted] said that he was stopped by officers when he walked past a red car. The officers had their guns pointed (Allegation C). Some of the officers told [redacted] to put his hands up, some of the officers told [redacted] to put his hands down. An unidentified officer searched [redacted] and asked him to leave the scene, which he did. [redacted] did not make allegations regarding [redacted] in his statements to IAB. An officer, identified by the investigation as PO Rouse, told [redacted] that he would murder him (Allegation D). PO Rouse was pointing his gun at [redacted] put his hands up and said, "I'm not doing anything." The officers screamed at him, asking where the murder weapon was. [redacted] responded, "What the fuck are you talking about?" Then, PO Napolitano hit him five times on the right side of his face with a gun, hitting his forehead and lip (Allegation E). Officers were holding him against the car when they handcuffed him.
Once [redacted] was cuffed, he was thrown to the ground and pepper sprayed (Allegation F). [redacted] did not see which officers sprayed him or threw him to the ground. After he was pepper sprayed, [redacted] was punched and kicked in his torso and legs (Allegation G). He couldn't see which officers were involved because of the pepper spray. He estimated that he was punched and kicked more than ten times. [redacted] told the CCRB...
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