Complaint #201507960,
September 19, 2015

Officer: Dicecco, Michael
Complainant: White Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Dicecco, Michael
Complainant: White Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Kearney, Daniel
Complainant: White Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dicecco, Michael
Complainant: White Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dicecco, Michael
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dicecco, Michael
Complainant: Female
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Dicecco, Michael White Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Dicecco, Michael White Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Kearney, Daniel White Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated
Dicecco, Michael White Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Dicecco, Michael Male Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Dicecco, Michael Female Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Penalty

Dicecco, Michael
Formalized Training

Summary

At approximately 11:15 p.m. on September 19, 2015, [redacted] called 911 and reported that he had been assaulted by his roommate [redacted] and an unidentified friend of [redacted]s. Sergeant Michael Dicceco, Police Officer Jose Tabora, Police Officer Besim Pelinku, and Police Officer Genaro Barreiro of the 121st Precinct responded to [redacted]s apartment, located on the [redacted] floor of [redacted] in Staten Island. Sergeant Dicecco allegedly used a knife to pry open the locked door leading from the kitchen into [redacted]s room (Allegations A, B, and C). The officers left without arresting [redacted].
At some point before 1:48 a.m. on September 20, 2015, [redacted] went to the 121st Precinct stationhouse. He spoke with Police Officer Daniel Kearney of the 121st Precinct and allegedly informed him that he wanted to file a complaint against the officers who responded to the incident. Police Officer Kearney allegedly replied that they did not take complaints there (Allegation D). [redacted] observed Sergeant Dicecco in the stationhouse and asked for his name. Sergeant Dicecco replied that "it was not that big of a deal" and walked away (Allegation E). [redacted] followed Sergeant Dicecco out of the stationhouse. As he did so, [redacted] took out his phone and began video-recording. Sergeant Dicecco asked [redacted], "What's that?" [redacted] believed that Sergeant Dicecco was referring to his phone and ended the recording. He alleged that, after he ended the recording, Sergeant Dicecco stated, "You can't do that," which he believed to be in reference to his recording (Allegation F).
[redacted] spoke with Police Officer Kearney a second time and then left the stationhouse. When he got home, [redacted] called the stationhouse and spoke with Sergeant Dicecco over the phone, at which point Sergeant Dicecco provided his name and shield number.
[redacted] stated that he had cameras in his apartment but that they were only used for monitoring and did not record. He recorded part of his conversation with Sergeant... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 19, 2015
Received: September 21, 2015
Closed: February 12, 2016

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Apartment/house
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Genaro Barreiro, Besim Pelinku, Jose Tabora
Video evidence collected