| Officer: | Dibenedetto, Mark |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 56 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Kalman, Jonathan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 56 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Trabolse, Vincenzo |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 56 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Trabolse, Vincenzo |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 56 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 55-59 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 55-59 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Trabolse, Vincenzo |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 56 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Trabolse, Vincenzo |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 56 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Kalman, Jonathan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 56 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Kalman, Jonathan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 56 |
| Allegation: | Offensive Language: Race |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Alleged Victim Uncooperative |
| Recategorized as: | Offensive Language: Other |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dibenedetto, Mark | Black Male, 56 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Kalman, Jonathan | Black Male, 56 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Trabolse, Vincenzo | Black Male, 56 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Trabolse, Vincenzo | Black Male, 56 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Exonerated |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 55-59 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 55-59 | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Trabolse, Vincenzo | Black Male, 56 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Unsubstantiated |
| Trabolse, Vincenzo | Black Male, 56 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Exonerated |
| Kalman, Jonathan | Black Male, 56 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Kalman, Jonathan | Black Male, 56 | Offensive Language: Race | Alleged Victim Uncooperative |
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Recategorized as
Offensive Language: Other
on December 9, 2024
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Further details on conclusions.
On November 3, 2014, at approximately 2:30 p.m., [redacted] stepped in front of an unmarked police vehicle being driven by PO Jonathan Kalman, who was with Sgt. Mark DiBenedetto, both of the 121st Precinct. When [redacted] refused to move and stopped traffic, PO Kalman allegedly stated, "Get out of the way, nigger (Allegation A)." When [redacted] subsequently refused to provide identification, the officers attempted to effect his arrest. [redacted] who was known to the officers, was at the scene of the incident, and tried to record it using his cell phone. While the officers tried to handcuff [redacted] intentionally kicked or threw PO Kalman's handcuffs into a sewer.
After [redacted] was removed from the scene, Sgt. DiBenedetto and PO Kalman went to [redacted] s residence, [redacted] in Staten Island, and found [redacted] inside his vehicle. PO Kalman then placed [redacted] under arrest for [redacted] (encl. X). After [redacted] was arrested, PO Kalman and PO Vincenzo Trabolse, also of the 121st Precinct, who had responded to [redacted] s arrest and was subsequently present for [redacted] s arrest, searched [redacted] s vehicle (Allegations B, C, and D). [redacted] was then transported to the 121st Precinct stationhouse. He alleged that during his transport, PO Trabolse told him, "Shut the fuck up, or you're going to need a new set of dentures" (Allegations E). He also alleged that at some point in the incident, either on the scene, or when he was in the holding cell at the stationhouse, PO Kalman told him, "Hey asshole-I hope you like your felony" (Allegation F). [redacted] also alleged that when his cell phone was returned to him upon his release, all of the content he had stored therein had been deleted (Allegations G and H).
On November 12, 2014, at 3:55 p.m., Sgt. DiBenedetto, PO Kalman and PO Trabolse conducted a car stop at the intersection of Ann Street and Heberton Avenue in Staten Island. [redacted] saw the officers while he was walking from where he worked, at a deli located at [redacted], to his...
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