Complaint #201309924,
October 16, 2013

Officer: Perrone, Gerardo
Complainant: Female, 25
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Yazzo, Christopher
Complainant: Female, 25
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Karroll, Christopher
Complainant: Female, 25
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Perrone, Gerardo Female, 25 Force: Chokehold Unfounded
Yazzo, Christopher Female, 25 Offensive Language: Gender Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Unknown Officer Female, 25-29 Discourtesy: Action Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Female, 25-29 Discourtesy: Action Officer(s) Unidentified
Karroll, Christopher Female, 25 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 16, 2013, at approximately 11:55PM, [redacted] exited Tropical Fantasy Night Club which is located at 17232 Jamaica Avenue in Queens with four other individuals: her brother [redacted] her sister [redacted] her brother [redacted] and a friend [redacted]. A physical altercation occurred at Tropical Fantasy Night Club prior to the five individuals leaving, and multiple 911 calls were made reporting that a male was assaulted by a group of people at the night club, including one caller who said that two females were involved in the assault (encl. 37a-e). [redacted] and [redacted] walked together away from the scene of the alleged assault, and walked separately from [redacted]. PO Christopher Yazzo and PO Christopher Karroll approached [redacted] and [redacted] and [redacted] and arrested them after a witness identified them as being part of the physical altercation at Tropical Fantasy Night Club (encl. 21k-m, 21q-s). PO Dean Schauder and PO Bruno Mazza approached [redacted] and [redacted] was placed under arrest after being identified by a witness of the physical altercation (encl. 21n-p). PO Jason Loesch and PO Gerardo Perrone arrived to back up PO Schauder and PO Mazza. The arrest report and police testimony indicate that [redacted] acted disorderly, and she was placed under arrest (encl. 21a-j). [redacted] alleged that an officer, identified by the investigation as PO Perrone, grabbed her by the neck of her jacket, restricting her breathing for a moment, and pushed her against a gate (Allegation A). [redacted] was transported to the 103rd Precinct stationhouse where she was lodged in the prisoner holding cell (encl. 46a-47b). [redacted] alleged that while she was in the holding cell, an officer who the investigation was unable to identify, spat at her (Allegation B). [redacted] alleged that an officer, identified by the investigation as PO Christopher Karroll (since the time of the incident, Christopher Karroll was promoted to sergeant), pushed her inside the holding cell, causing her to fall and hit... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 16, 2013
Received: October 22, 2013
Closed: February 9, 2015
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Police building
In NYPD 103rd Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Marie Arcoleo, Robert Cohen, Jared Fink, Jason Loesch, Shawn Macdowell, Bruno Mazza, Dean Schauder, Henry Spengenberg