Complaint #201506493,
August 5, 2015

Officer: Sinatra, Mark
Complainant: Black Male, 58
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Sinatra, Mark
Complainant: Black Male, 58
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Sinatra, Mark
Complainant: Black Male, 58
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Sinatra, Mark
Complainant: Black Male, 58
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Savage, Delcar
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Moy, Eric
Complainant: Black Male, 58
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Moy, Eric
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Moy, Eric
Complainant: Black Male, 58
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Roidis, Dimitrios
Complainant: Black Male, 58
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Sinatra, Mark
Complainant: Black Male, 58
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Sinatra, Mark
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Sinatra, Mark
Complainant: Black Male, 58
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Sinatra, Mark Black Male, 58 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Charges)
Sinatra, Mark Black Male, 58 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Charges)
Sinatra, Mark Black Male, 58 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Charges)
Sinatra, Mark Black Male, 58 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Savage, Delcar Hispanic Female, 39 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Moy, Eric Black Male, 58 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Moy, Eric Hispanic Female, 39 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Moy, Eric Black Male, 58 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Roidis, Dimitrios Black Male, 58 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Sinatra, Mark Black Male, 58 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Charges)
Sinatra, Mark Hispanic Female, 39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Charges)
Sinatra, Mark Black Male, 58 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Substantiated (Charges)

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.
'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

Savage, Delcar
Formalized Training

Sinatra, Mark
Forfeit vacation 18 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, December 22, 2017
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 10 days

Moy, Eric
Formalized Training

Summary

On August 5, 2015, at approximately 1:40 p.m., [redacted] dropped off his wife, [redacted] at the methadone clinic located at [redacted] in Queens. [redacted] parked his car outside the clinic and waited for [redacted] who exited the clinic ten minutes later. As [redacted] began to drive off, he was stopped by an unmarked RMP containing Sgt. Mark Sinatra, PO Eric Moy, and Det. Demitrios Roidis, all of Queens Narcotics (Allegations A and B). Sgt. Sinatra instructed [redacted] and [redacted] to get out and go to the rear of their vehicle. Sgt. Sinatra shoved [redacted] as [redacted] observed [redacted] being searched by PO Moy on the other side of the car (Allegations C and D). [redacted] walked to the back of the car, where Sgt. Sinatra searched his pockets (Allegation E). Sgt. Sinatra then searched [redacted] car (Allegation F). [redacted] asked Sgt. Sinatra, PO Moy, and Det. Roidis for their names and shield numbers, which all of the officers allegedly failed to provide (Allegations G, H, and I). Sgt. Sinatra allegedly told PO Moy and Det. Roidis to handcuff [redacted] which they did.
Det. Delcar Balcena, also of Queens Narcotics, arrived moments later and searched [redacted] (Allegation J). No contraband was found during any of the searches. When [redacted] and [redacted] returned to their vehicle, they observed that Sgt. Sinatra had damaged various parts of the interior, including the center console, HVAC vents, and speaker grilles (Allegation K). As the results of the searches were negative, [redacted] and [redacted] left the scene after returning to their car. They were not arrested or summonsed.
On August 7, 2015, [redacted] and [redacted] observed Sgt. Sinatra in the vicinity of [redacted] and [redacted] approached Sgt. Sinatra and asked for his name and shield number. Sgt. Sinatra provided her with an incorrect name as well as an incorrect shield number (Allegation L). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 5, 2015
Closed: February 23, 2016

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 103rd Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: George Katris, Jason Levy, Daniel Ludemann
Video evidence collected