Complaint #201210050,
August 3, 2012

Officer: Hopkins, John
Complainant: Black Male, 63
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rosenthal, Joel
Complainant: Black Male, 46
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gulotta, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Instructions)
Officer: Rosenthal, Joel
Complainant: Black Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Hopkins, John Black Male, 63 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Rosenthal, Joel Black Male, 46 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Gulotta, Joseph Black Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Instructions)
Rosenthal, Joel Black Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalty

Gulotta, Joseph
Instructions

Document

Complaint Closing Report

Details

Incident: August 3, 2012
Received: August 6, 2012
Closed: December 5, 2013

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Anthony Armistead, Christopher Furegno, Nancy Malota, Martha Rizzo, Scott Walicki