Complaint #201510485,
November 25, 2015

Officer: Schiff, Jeffrey
Complainant: White Male, 70
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Bacchi, Jerome
Complainant: White Male, 70
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 70-74
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Catanese, Joseph
Complainant: White Male, 70
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Schiff, Jeffrey White Male, 70 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Bacchi, Jerome White Male, 70 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer White Male, 70-74 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Officer(s) Unidentified
Catanese, Joseph White Male, 70 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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

Schiff, Jeffrey
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On November 25, 2015, at approximately 2:15pm, [redacted] appeared at the 106th Precinct stationhouse in Queens to speak with a supervising officer regarding officers' response to [redacted]'s request for assistance in locating his daughter. Lt. Jerome Bacchi and PO Joseph Catanese worked as the 106th Precinct desk officer and Telephone Switchboard Operator, respectively, at the time. [redacted] was given CCRB forms, but PO Catanese allegedly told [redacted] that he did not know what [redacted] ought to do with forms, and Lt. Bacchi allegedly said, "He's got to go," referring to [redacted] (Allegations A and B).
[redacted] returned to the 106th Precinct stationhouse at approximately 3:15pm with a sign hung around his neck, describing his discontent with the services rendered there. While standing outside of the stationhouse, DI Jeffrey Schiff allegedly told an officer, "If he's not gone in five minutes, arrest him"(Allegation C). An officer then approached [redacted] and explained that he would have to picket from across the street or else he would have to arrest him (Allegation D). [redacted] left the stationhouse without being summonsed or arrested. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 25, 2015
Received: December 14, 2015
Closed: April 22, 2016

Reason for contact: C/V at PCT to obtain information
Location: Police building
In NYPD 106th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Ryan Kenny, Brenda Reddick