Complaint #200815261,
October 19, 2008

Officer: Improta, Salvator
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Improta, Salvator
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Improta, Salvator
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Improta, Salvator Black Male, 23 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Improta, Salvator Black Male, 23 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Improta, Salvator Black Male, 23 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unfounded
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 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.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On October 19, 2008 at approximately 8:30 PM, [redacted] was driving on South Avenue in Staten Island with three friends; [redacted] and [redacted] PO Improta opened the car door and called [redacted] an "asshole" (Allegation A). [redacted] asked PO Improta for his name and badge, which PO Improta refused to provide (Allegation B). PO Improta said, "Don't worry about it. Don't be an asshole, " and "Since you want to be an asshole, get out of the car. You are being arrested for disorderly conduct" (Allegation A). [redacted] exited the car and was placed into handcuffs. During the handcuffing, he inadvertently hurt his ankle and subsequently was unable to walk. [redacted] fell to the ground due to his ankle injury. Other officers began to arrive on scene at this time. As [redacted] was unable to walk, PO Improta and officers began to drag [redacted] around South Avenue (Allegations C and D). An ambulance responded to the area. As PO Improta and officers dragged [redacted] around the immediate area, [redacted] heard the officers state to the effect of, "You want to be a wise guy, asshole?" (Allegation E ) [redacted] then told the officers that he wanted to get into the ambulance, but the officers told him that he was going into the van. Officers then picked up [redacted] and threw him into the police van, threw him out of the police van and into the side of a stretcher where he landed in the street (Allegation D). [redacted] was then searched by an officer within his underwear, in between the clefts of his buttocks, coming in contact with but not penetrating his rectum (Allegation F). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 19, 2008
Received: October 22, 2008
Closed: June 11, 2009

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 120th Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: Arrest - OGA

Witness Officers: Christopher Bowden, Frank Gravano, Juan Jorge, Arniko Shrestha