| Officer: | Spagnuolo, Edward |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | White Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Zuccaro, Bryan |
| Complainant: | White Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Spagnuolo, Edward |
| Complainant: | Male |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Complainant Uncooperative |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | White Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spagnuolo, Edward | White Male, 23 | Force: Physical force | Unfounded |
| Zuccaro, Bryan | White Male, 23 | Discourtesy: Word | Unfounded |
| Spagnuolo, Edward | Male | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Complainant Uncooperative |
| Unknown Officer | White Male, 21-24 | Discourtesy: Word | Unfounded |
Further details on conclusions.
Around 4:00 PM on August 21, 2008, [redacted] was with his friends [redacted] and [redacted]. The three had just dropped off another friend, [redacted] at his home on 35th Street and Broadway in Queens. [redacted] had gone to get something from his apartment, and they were double parked outside his building waiting for him to return. [redacted] was sitting in the rear driver's side seat, [redacted] was driving the car, and [redacted] was sitting in the rear passenger's side seat.
They had been double parked for 1-2 minutes when a vehicle pulled in front of their car, and two plain clothed police officers exited the vehicle and approached their car. PO1, whom [redacted] identified as Det. Spagnuolo from his arrest paperwork, was a white male in his 40's with short blonde hair, blue eyes, a blonde mustache, was about 5'10" tall and had an average build. PO2, identified through the investigation as Sgt. Curran, was a white male in his 40's with black curly hair, a husky build, around 5'10"-6'2" tall, no facial hair or glasses.
Det. Spagnuolo approached the passenger's side of the vehicle, and asked the three young men what they were doing there. They asked why he had approached the car, and he said, "You're double parked, any other questions?" Det. Spagnuolo walked around the car to speak with [redacted] and ordered him to exit the car. Once [redacted] had exited the vehicle, Det. Spagnuolo reached his hand inside the pocket of his sweatpants (Allegation A), and then immediately handcuffed him. Det. Spagnuolo ordered [redacted] and [redacted] to exit the car because they were under arrest. [redacted] protested that he did not have marijuana and should not be arrested. Det. Spagnuolo took a bag of marijuana from [redacted] pocket and tossed it into the car. PO1 said, "It's in the car." Initially [redacted] stated that he did not see Det. Spagnuolo throw the marijuana into the car, but later he asserted that he did.
Det. Spagnuolo ordered [redacted] to put his hands against the car and spread his legs. [redacted]...
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