Complaint #201310891,
November 11, 2013

Officer: Allevato, Francesco
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Allevato, Francesco
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Allevato, Francesco
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Allevato, Francesco
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Allevato, Francesco
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Allevato, Francesco
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pac, Kamil
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Allevato, Francesco Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Allevato, Francesco Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Allevato, Francesco Black Male, 41 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Allevato, Francesco Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment Unsubstantiated
Allevato, Francesco Black Male, 41 Force: Other Unsubstantiated
Allevato, Francesco Black Male, 41 Force: Chokehold Unsubstantiated
Pac, Kamil Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Formalized Training)

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.


Penalties

Allevato, Francesco
Instructions

Pac, Kamil
Instructions

Summary

On November 11, 2013, at approximately 7:30 p.m., [redacted] was walking on Glenmore Avenue and Miller Avenue in Brooklyn when he was forcibly stopped by PO Francesco Allevato and PO Kamil Pac of the 75th Precinct (Allegations A and B), who allegedly took him to the ground and handcuffed him. When [redacted] asked why he was being handcuffed, PO Allevato allegedly responded with, "Shut the fuck up" (Allegation C). Once [redacted] was picked up from the ground, PO Allevato allegedly searched him (Allegation D) while PO Pac used a flashlight to check the surrounding area. [redacted] continued to complain about his treatment, and PO Allevato allegedly told him to "shut the fuck up" (Allegation C continued) while gripping [redacted] Is neck with both hands (Allegation E) and applying pressure for three to four seconds that restricted [redacted] Is breathing (Allegation F). [redacted] requested an ambulance, and PO Allevato allegedly responded by saying, "Shut the fuck up, you ain't getting no ambulance" (Allegation G). After the officers failed to find anything illegal, [redacted] was released and PO Allevato allegedly told him to "get the fuck out of here" (Allegation C continued). [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 11, 2013
Received: November 19, 2013
Closed: March 30, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Bryan Curry, David Salmon, Avinash Surajbali