Complaint #201600158,
January 2, 2016

Officer: Reich, Mathew
Complainant: Black Female, 31
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Vaccarino, Philip
Complainant: Black Female, 31
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Vaccarino, Philip
Complainant: Black Female, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Vaccarino, Philip
Complainant: Black Female, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Reich, Mathew
Complainant: Black Female, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Reich, Mathew
Complainant: Black Female, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Reich, Mathew
Complainant: Black Female, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Vaccarino, Philip
Complainant: Black Female, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Reich, Mathew Black Female, 31 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Vaccarino, Philip Black Female, 31 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Vaccarino, Philip Black Female, 31 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Vaccarino, Philip Black Female, 31 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Reich, Mathew Black Female, 31 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Reich, Mathew Black Female, 31 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Reich, Mathew Black Female, 31 Abuse of Authority: Other Unfounded
Vaccarino, Philip Black Female, 31 Abuse of Authority: Other 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.
'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.


Summary

On January 2, 2016, at approximately 4:40 p.m., Det. Philip Vaccarino and Det. Mathew Reich, of the Narcotics Bureau of Staten Island, observed [redacted] engage in an alleged hand to hand exchange from her vehicle with an unknown male in front of 109 Van Pelt Avenue in Staten Island. Following this alleged exchange, Det. Vaccarino and Det. Reich followed [redacted] in their unmarked vehicle and pulled her over in front of 71 Maple Parkway in Staten Island (Allegations A and B). Det. Vaccarino approached [redacted] driver's side while Det. Reich approached her passenger side. [redacted] reached into her purse, and Det. Vaccarino responded by ordering [redacted] out of her vehicle and opening her door. [redacted] failed to comply and instead grabbed her phone and told Det. Vaccarino that she was going to record the incident. Det. Vaccarino responded by grabbing her left arm and pulling it behind her back while Det. Reich allegedly entered [redacted] passenger side, grabbed [redacted] right arm, and took her phone (Allegations C, D, E, and F). Det. Reich then ran around [redacted] vehicle to her driver's side. Det. Vaccarino and Det. Reich collectively pulled [redacted] arms behind her back and handcuffed her, causing her to sustain a sprain to her right wrist (also Allegations C and D). [redacted] was then removed from her vehicle and escorted by Det. Vaccarino and Det. Reich to a point behind her vehicle. While [redacted] waited in handcuffs, Det. Vaccarino and Det. Reich allegedly searched the front seat, back seat, and trunk area of [redacted] vehicle (Allegations E and F). During this search, Det. Vaccarino found an opened bottle of Absolute Vodka that was allegedly a quarter full, but no other weapons or contraband. Shortly after this search, Sgt. Farella and Det. Michael Fahmy, also of the Narcotics Bureau of Staten Island, arrived on the scene in a separate unmarked vehicle. Sgt. Farella instructed Det. Vaccarino and Det. Reich to issue a C-summons #[redacted] for [redacted] open container. [redacted] was... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 2, 2016
Received: January 8, 2016
Closed: April 22, 2016

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Michael Fahmy, Paul Farella