| Officer: | Nicoletti, Daniel |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Nicoletti, Daniel |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Biegler, Douglas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Biegler, Douglas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Zucker, Matthew |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Realmuto, Vincent |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Biegler, Douglas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicoletti, Daniel | Black Male, 27 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 25-29 | Discourtesy: Word | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Nicoletti, Daniel | Black Male, 27 | Force: Physical force | Unsubstantiated |
| Biegler, Douglas | Black Male, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged | Exonerated |
| Biegler, Douglas | Black Male, 27 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Zucker, Matthew | Black Male, 27 | Force: Physical force | Unsubstantiated |
| Realmuto, Vincent | Black Male, 27 | Force: Physical force | Unsubstantiated |
| Biegler, Douglas | Black Male, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property | Unsubstantiated |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 25-29 | Force: Physical force | Officer(s) Unidentified |
Further details on conclusions.
On August 4, 2007 at about 2:00 AM, in the vicinity of McDonough Street and Stuyvesant Avenue in Brooklyn, [redacted] was sitting in the driver's seat of his vehicle and his friend [redacted] was sitting in the passenger seat when PO Daniel Nicoletti and PO Matthew Zucker approached the vehicle. At the time, [redacted] was drinking alcohol from a Styrofoam cup and there was a bottle of vodka in the car's rear seat. PO Nicoletti asked [redacted] to roll his window down and get out of the car. [redacted] refused to do this. [redacted] told PO Nicoletti that he was drinking cranberry juice and PO Nicolleti allegedly said, "Do you think I am fucking stupid? I can smell the alcohol from here." When [redacted] asked why he needed to open the door, PO Nicoletti allegedly responded, "Because I fucking told you" (Allegation A). PO Nicoletti called for backup and Sgt. Douglas Biegler arrived on the scene with PO Vincent Realmuto. Sgt. Biegler approached [redacted] and threatened to "take the fucking window" (Allegation B). Sgt. Biegler then took out a small hammer and smashed the driver's side window (Allegation C). When [redacted] asked why he was being placed under arrest, an officer who he did not remember told him that he was being arrested for "being fucking stupid" (Allegation D). Sgt. Biegler told [redacted] "You put us through all this for this shit? You could have just opened the door. (Allegation E). PO Nicoletti, PO Zucker, PO Realmuto, and several other officers then grabbed [redacted] took him out of the car, threw him on the ground (Allegations F, G, H, and I). Read report for details.