Complaint #201410419,
September 23, 2014

Officer: Ryan, John
Complainant: White Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Reich, Mathew
Complainant: White Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Vaccarino, Philip
Complainant: White Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Reich, Mathew
Complainant: White Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Reich, Mathew
Complainant: White Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Reich, Mathew
Complainant: White Male, 44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Reich, Mathew
Complainant: White Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Reich, Mathew
Complainant: White Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Reich, Mathew
Complainant: White Male, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ryan, John White Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Substantiated (Charges)
Reich, Mathew White Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Substantiated (Charges)
Vaccarino, Philip White Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Substantiated (Charges)
Reich, Mathew White Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Reich, Mathew White Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Reich, Mathew White Male, 44 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Reich, Mathew White Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Reich, Mathew White Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Reich, Mathew White Male, 44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number 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.


Penalties

Reich, Mathew
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, August 15, 2016
APU Not guilty

Ryan, John
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, August 15, 2016
APU Not guilty

Vaccarino, Philip
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, August 15, 2016
APU Not guilty

Summary

On September 23, 2014, at approximately 7:35 p.m., [redacted] drove to 153 Willowbrook Road in Staten Island. He parked his car in a legal parking space on the street, left it running with his [redacted] old daughter sitting in the front seat, exited his car and entered his friend's house to pick up an envelope containing a list of cleaning products. He left his friend's house after about one minute, got back into his car and drove away. [redacted] drove his car about one hundred yards before his car was stopped by Det. Philip Vaccarino, Sgt. John Ryan and Det. Mathew Reich of Narcotics Borough Staten Island (Allegations A, B, and C). [redacted] stepped out of his vehicle and spoke to Det. Reich. Det. Reich allegedly threatened to knock [redacted]'s "fucking teeth" out, told [redacted] that he was "full of shit" and called him a "fucking liar." (Allegations D and E). Det. Reich allegedly frisked [redacted], entered his pants pocket, and looked through his wallet. (Allegations F and G) [redacted] had four or five prescription pill bottles which Det. Reich allegedly opened and emptied onto the trunk. Det. Reich matched the pills to the labels of the prescription bottles. Det. Reich allegedly searched [redacted]'s car (Allegation H). When Det. Reich walked away from [redacted] towards his police car, [redacted] asked him for his name and shield number; Det. Reich looked at [redacted] but did not respond to him (Allegation I). [redacted] was not summonsed or arrested. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 23, 2014
Received: October 14, 2014
Closed: July 29, 2015
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued