Complaint #201503485,
April 30, 2015

Officer: Romance, Jessica
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Romance, Jessica
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Romance, Jessica
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Romance, Jessica
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Zozzaro, James
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Romance, Jessica Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Romance, Jessica Black Female, 34 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Romance, Jessica Black Female, 34 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Romance, Jessica Black Female, 34 Offensive Language: Race Unfounded
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Zozzaro, James Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'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 April 30, 2015, at approximately 4:30 p.m., [redacted] was in her home, which is located on [redacted] in Queens. [redacted] was in the living room with her husband, [redacted] and her step-son, [redacted]s parents, [redacted] and [redacted] were also in the house at this time, and were upstairs in their bedroom. Someone knocked on the front door of the house, and [redacted] went to see who it was. Det. Jessica Romance, Det. James Zozzaro, and an ACS worker, [redacted] were standing at the door. Det. Zozzaro told [redacted] to open the door, which she did. [redacted] and the two detectives entered the house (Allegations A and B), and [redacted] explained that they were there because they had received a complaint that [redacted] had been beaten by his father and step-mother.
[redacted] told [redacted] to go upstairs, and then she, [redacted] and the detectives sat in the living room and discussed what had happened. After approximately thirty minutes, Det. Romance left the living room and started walking upstairs. She made it halfway up the stairs when [redacted] asked from the top of the staircase, "Who are you?" Det. Romance replied, "Shut the fuck up and go sit the fuck down" (Allegation C). [redacted] and [redacted] ran to the staircase and started yelling at Det. Romance, who came back downstairs, looked at Det. Zozzaro, and said, "This fucking black bitch" (Allegation D).
Det. Zozzaro called a second police vehicle, and [redacted] and [redacted] were placed in handcuffs. [redacted] was brought out to Det. Romance and Det. Zozzaro's vehicle, and [redacted] was brought to the second police vehicle that arrived on the scene. While [redacted] was waiting in the car with Det. Romance and Det. Zozzaro, Det. Romance asked her, "What the fuck is wrong with your mother?" (Allegation E). [redacted] told Det. Romance that her mother is elderly, and Det. Romance replied, "It doesn't look like nothing's wrong with her to me" (subsumed within Allegation E). [redacted] and [redacted] were both brought to the 113th... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 30, 2015
Received: May 4, 2015
Closed: September 3, 2015
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Assist ACS or other agency
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 113th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Peter Ferrizz