Complaint #201504469,
May 23, 2015

Officer: Cannata, Antonio
Complainant: White Male, 53
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Trabulsy, James
Complainant: White Female, 54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Cannata, Antonio
Complainant: White Male, 53
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cannata, Antonio
Complainant: White Male, 53
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Disposition: APU Guilty
Officer: Dubovici, Vasile
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Unavailable
Officer: Glazer, Jonathan
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Dubovici, Vasile
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Glazer, Jonathan
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Cannata, Antonio
Complainant: White Female, 54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Officer: Maira, Jeffrey
Complainant: White Male, 23
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 21-24
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Cannata, Antonio White Male, 53 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Trabulsy, James White Female, 54 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Cannata, Antonio White Male, 53 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Cannata, Antonio White Male, 53 Force: Chokehold Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Disposition: APU Guilty
Dubovici, Vasile Male Abuse of Authority: Other Alleged Victim Unavailable
Glazer, Jonathan Black Male, 22 Force: Physical force Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Dubovici, Vasile Black Male, 22 Force: Physical force Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Glazer, Jonathan Black Male, 22 Offensive Language: Race Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Cannata, Antonio White Female, 54 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty
Maira, Jeffrey White Male, 23 Force: Pepper spray Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Unknown Officer White Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Unknown Officer White Male, 21-24 Offensive Language: Other Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Offensive Language: Race Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024

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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalty

Cannata, Antonio
Closed: Guilty after trial-PC Approved, October 25, 2017
Forfeit vacation 10 days

Summary

On May 23, 2015, at approximately 8:42 p.m., [redacted] allegedly assaulted his sister, [redacted] and her children at [redacted] in Staten Island. [redacted] intervened and was allegedly punched by [redacted] left the area. Sgt. Vasile Dubovici and PO Jonathan Glazer of the 121st Precinct responded to a radio run of a family dispute. [redacted] encountered them outside. [redacted] stood next to him and started to record with his cell phone. Sgt. Dubovici allegedly knocked the phone out of [redacted]s hands and stomped on it (Allegation A). PO Glazer told [redacted] to put his hands behind his back, grabbed one of his arms and his waist, and took him to the ground where he allegedly punched his face and ribs (Allegation B). Sgt. Dubovici allegedly kicked [redacted]s ribs (Allegation C). PO Glazer allegedly called [redacted] a "low dirty down nigger," and allegedly told him, "You could take a nigger out of the projects, but you can't take the projects out of him" (Allegation D). [redacted] was handcuffed. Several other officers arrived. [redacted] was placed into a marked RMP. [redacted] arrived on scene with his parents, [redacted] and [redacted] to inform the officers that [redacted] caused him injury. [redacted] allegedly approached the RMP and threatened [redacted] Officers told the [redacted] family, who was standing in the street, to leave. An officer shoved [redacted] in his chest and told him to move away (Allegation E). [redacted] stumbled back. As [redacted] was about to leave, PO Antonio Cannata jumped on him from the front, wrapped his forearm around the front of his neck and pulled him forward to the ground (Allegation F). His breathing was not restricted. PO Cannata lost his balance and fell to the ground. [redacted] backed up and PO Cannata held onto his shoulders, turned him to the side and allegedly kicked the right side of his ankles two or three times (Allegation G). [redacted] sat on the ground on his own with his legs flat in front of him and his torso upright. PO Cannata allegedly shoved... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 23, 2015
Received: June 2, 2015
Closed: December 8, 2015
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Report-domestic dispute
Location: Residential building
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Garrett Roces, Glenn Semioli, Vincenzo Trabolse