| Officer: | Dambrogio, Michael |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | White Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Monaco, Nicole |
| Complainant: | White Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | White Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Venetek, Patrick |
| Complainant: | White Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Officer: | Monaco, Nicole |
| Complainant: | White Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Officer: | Burgos, Dennis |
| Complainant: | White Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Officer: | Dambrogio, Michael |
| Complainant: | White Male, 23 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dambrogio, Michael | White Male, 23 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Unsubstantiated |
| Monaco, Nicole | White Male, 23 | Force: Physical force | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Unknown Officer | White Male, 21-24 | Force: Physical force | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Venetek, Patrick | White Male, 23 | Abuse of Authority: Other | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Monaco, Nicole | White Male, 23 | Abuse of Authority: Other | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Burgos, Dennis | White Male, 23 | Abuse of Authority: Other | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Dambrogio, Michael | White Male, 23 | Abuse of Authority: Other | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
Further details on conclusions.
On September 3rd, 2015, at approximately 2:20AM, [redacted] who is homeless, was sleeping on the sidewalk immediately outside the pedestrian plaza of the Trump Soho New York hotel at 246 Spring Street in Manhattan (Board Review 01). The pedestrian plaza is a privately-owned public space (POP) that is made available to the public at all times. [redacted] slept along the edge of the sidewalk outside the plaza on Dominick Street, whereas a few other homeless people slept on benches inside the plaza.
Sgt. Michael D'Ambrogio and PO Dennis Burgos arrived in the plaza and asked everyone lying down on the benches to disperse. Officers of the 1st Precinct regularly go to the plaza to clear the area of homeless people. [redacted] explained to the officers that, by being on the sidewalk, he was not committing any violations, and refused to leave. He told the officers that if they wished to arrest him, they could. PO Burgos, under supervision by Sgt. D'Ambrogio, arrested [redacted] for Disorderly Conduct, for failing to obey a lawful order to disperse (Allegations A and B) (Board Review 02).
After [redacted] was handcuffed, Sgt. D'Ambrogio removed his phone. Sgt. D'Ambrogio allegedly searched through [redacted]s phone before placing it in his pocket (Allegation C). [redacted] was then taken to the 1st Precinct stationhouse and then arraigned.
The next day, on September 4th, 2015, around 8:30AM, [redacted] had returned to the sidewalk outside the Trump hotel's pedestrian plaza and lay down in a cardboard box. PO Nicole Monaco and PO Patrick Venetek entered the plaza to ask the homeless people to disperse. [redacted] told the officers, as he did the previous day, that he had a right to stay outside the plaza. The officers continued to insist that he leave, and [redacted] asked them to arrest him if he was in violation of any rules.
However, PO Monaco and PO Venetek forcibly handcuffed [redacted] and requested an ambulance under the premise that he was emotionally disturbed (Allegations D and E). In the midst of the...
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