Complaint #201501778,
February 18, 2015

Summary

On February 18, 2015, at approximately 10:00 a.m. [redacted] and his friends [redacted] and [redacted] were on their way to the 105th Precinct stationhouse to file a police report following a car accident. They were walking at the intersection of 222nd Street and 94th Avenue. PO Patrick Cabrera and PO Paul Chierico stopped [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegation A-F). [redacted] angry at being stopped, allegedly pushed PO Chierico. PO Chierico and PO Cabrera took [redacted] to the ground (Allegation G and Allegation H). While [redacted] was on the ground, PO Frank Serrao and PO Ivelisse Negron, also of the 105th Precinct, arrived on the scene to assist in handcuffing him. While [redacted] was on the ground, PO Chierico allegedly punched him once in the face, and several times in the back (under Allegation G). At the time, [redacted] was taking video of the incident, and PO Chierico took [redacted] to the ground, preventing him from recording (Allegations I and J). PO Chierico also told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up" (Allegation K). Just before [redacted] was transported to the 105th Precinct stationhouse, PO Serrao allegedly pushed his head into the side of a van (Allegation L). Read report for details.