| Officer: | Digennaro, Joseph |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Digennaro, Joseph |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Hinteman, Timothy |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Ragoo, Jason |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Force: Pepper spray |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Ragoo, Jason |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Rome, Douglas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Lewis, Jolan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Lewis, Jolan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Rome, Douglas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Force: Chokehold |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digennaro, Joseph | Black Male, 37 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Digennaro, Joseph | Black Male, 37 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Exonerated |
| Hinteman, Timothy | Black Male, 37 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Ragoo, Jason | Black Male, 37 | Force: Pepper spray | Exonerated |
| Ragoo, Jason | Black Male, 37 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Rome, Douglas | Black Male, 37 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Lewis, Jolan | Black Male, 37 | Abuse of Authority: Other | Unfounded |
| Lewis, Jolan | Black Male, 37 | Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched | Unfounded |
| Rome, Douglas | Black Male, 37 | Force: Chokehold | Unfounded |
Further details on conclusions.
On April 18, 2008, at approximately 8:00 PM, [redacted] was in a parking lot of a public housing building near Beach 42nd Street and Beach Channel Drive in Queens. [redacted] was with two of his acquaintances, [redacted] and [redacted] had double-parked his vehicle, which was a white BMW, in the parking lot. An unmarked police drove into the parking lot. There were four officers inside the vehicle, identified through the investigation as PO Douglas Rome, Sgt. Jason Digennaro, PO Jason Ragoo and PO Timothy Hinteman of the 101st Precinct. Sgt. Digennaro asked who owned the white BMW and [redacted] responded that it was his vehicle. Sgt. Digennaro requested [redacted]'s name, to which [redacted] replied that his name was '[redacted]' before handing Sgt. Digennaro his ID. Sgt. Digennaro exited the police vehicle, followed by PO Ragoo, PO Hinteman and PO Rome. Sgt. Digennaro then twice instructed [redacted] to place his hands behind his back (Allegation A). The officers surrounded [redacted] and [redacted] alleged that PO Rome then placed his hand around his neck, thus restricting his breathing (Allegation B). Sgt. Digennaro, PO Hinteman, PO Rome and PO Ragoo used physical force to bring [redacted] to the ground, where they allegedly punched and kicked him repeatedly (Allegations C, D, E and F). [redacted] asserted that he never resisted, fought back or struck any of the officers. During the struggle, [redacted] was pepper sprayed by PO Ragoo (Allegation G). [redacted] was eventually handcuffed as additional officers responded to the scene in response to a call for assistance. [redacted] claimed that he lost consciousness while being placed in a vehicle and awoke at [redacted].
Two uniformed officers, identified through the investigation as PO Vincent Caputo and PO Jolan Lewis of the 101st Precinct, were with [redacted] at [redacted]. [redacted] alleged that PO Lewis removed his clothing and examined each article, including his wallet (Allegation I). [redacted] alleged that PO Lewis then put on a pair of plastic...
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