Complaint #201506191,
July 15, 2015

Officer: Ardolino, Michael
Complainant: Black Female, 22
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Martinez, Robert
Complainant: Black Female, 21
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Schumacher, William
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Schumacher, William
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Schumacher, William
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ardolino, Michael
Complainant: Black Female, 22
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ardolino, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Ardolino, Michael
Complainant: Black Female, 22
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Ardolino, Michael
Complainant: Black Female, 22
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Schumacher, William
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Martinez, Robert
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ardolino, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Martinez, Robert
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Ardolino, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Schumacher, William
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ardolino, Michael Black Female, 22 Force: Chokehold Unfounded
Martinez, Robert Black Female, 21 Force: Chokehold Unfounded
Schumacher, William Hispanic Male, 54 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Schumacher, William Hispanic Male, 54 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Schumacher, William Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Ardolino, Michael Black Female, 22 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Ardolino, Michael Hispanic Male, 54 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Ardolino, Michael Black Female, 22 Force: Hit against inanimate object Unfounded
Ardolino, Michael Black Female, 22 Force: Other Unfounded
Schumacher, William Hispanic Male, 54 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unfounded
Martinez, Robert Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Ardolino, Michael Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Martinez, Robert Hispanic Male, 54 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Ardolino, Michael Hispanic Male, 54 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Schumacher, William Hispanic Male, 54 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded

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.


Penalties

Schumacher, William
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Ardolino, Michael
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On July 15, 2015, at approximately 12:58 a.m., Sgt. Martinez, PO Michael Ardolino and PO William Schumacher from the 75th Precinct Anti-crime Unit responded to a 911 call from [redacted] inside [redacted] stated that she was robbed by [redacted] and [redacted] at her home at [redacted] The officers went to the location where the robbery had occurred and spoke to [redacted] and [redacted] and confirmed their identities as the perpetrators of the robbery. Sgt. Martinez, PO Ardolino, and PO Schumacher stepped into the front foyer area of the home to arrest [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegations A through C). Once inside the home a struggle ensued as the officers attempted to handcuff [redacted] and [redacted]. During the struggle, PO Ardolino allegedly placed [redacted] in a chokehold and Sgt. Martinez allegedly placed [redacted] in a chokehold (Allegations D and E). While handcuffing [redacted] PO Ardolino allegedly said, "Shut the fuck up" and other discourteous statements as he walked her to a marked police vehicle (Allegation F). Once PO Ardolino and Sgt. Martinez were outside of the house, PO Ardolino told [redacted] (Allegation G) and Sgt. Martinez allegedly told [redacted] (Allegation H), "Get the fuck out of the way." At this time [redacted] allegedly requested PO Ardolino's name and shield number and he allegedly did not provide it (Allegation I).
Once PO Ardolino and [redacted] made it to the police vehicle, PO Ardolino allegedly pushed [redacted] head into the police vehicle (Allegation J). At this point, [redacted] kicked PO Ardolino which caused her shoe to fall off. PO Ardolino picked up [redacted] shoe and then allegedly threw it at her and closed the police vehicle door (Allegation K). As [redacted] stood on the sidewalk, PO Schumacher approached [redacted] pushed him (Allegation L), and said, "Get the fuck out of here" (Allegation M). [redacted] allegedly asked PO Schumacher for his name and shield (Allegation N) and PO Schumacher allegedly replied "Get the fuck out of here before we take you,... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 15, 2015
Received: July 27, 2015
Closed: February 12, 2016

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Melchor Alban, James Seder
Video evidence collected