| Officer: | Salato, Anthony |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 49 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salato, Anthony | Hispanic Male, 49 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
On September 15, 2008, at around 12 p.m., [redacted] returned to his residence at [redacted] in East Elmhurst driving his son [redacted]'s vehicle. He was approached by a female city marshal and four tow truck drivers who informed him that the vehicle was being towed by the City Marshal's Office for unpaid parking tickets. [redacted] refused to exit the car, believing that it was illegal for the city marshal to tow the car if he remained inside. During the dispute, [redacted] came out of the house and entered the car. After several failed attempts to remove the [redacted] from the vehicle, the city marshal called 911. Sgt. Anthony Salato and PO Michael Pinto from Queens North Task Force arrived at the scene. Sgt. Salato commanded [redacted] to exit the car, but [redacted] refused to comply. Sgt. Salato allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] and [redacted] if they did not exit the car (Allegation A). The [redacted] eventually exited the vehicle, which was subsequently towed. Read report for details.