Complaint #200815707,
October 16, 2008

Officer: Milano, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Milano, Thomas Black Male, 38 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unfounded
Unknown Officer Black Male, 35-39 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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Document

Complaint Closing Report

Summary

On October 16, 2008, at approximately 2:00 AM, in the vicinity of the Central Park "Rambles" section, Lt. Thomas Milano entered the gazebo and asked [redacted] and another man whether or not they were homeless, and indicated that he was going to femove them from the park. [redacted] asked Lt. Milano for his name and shield number and Lt. Milano refused to provide it to him (Allegation A). Officers from the Central Park Precinct used physical force against [redacted] (Allegation B). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 16, 2008
Received: October 30, 2008
Closed: May 26, 2009

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Park
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Sanghoon Chung, Joseph Maher, Andrew Tuccio, Anthony Woo