| Officer: | Agostino, Vincent |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 36 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Agostino, Vincent |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 36 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Agostino, Vincent |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 36 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Farella, Paul |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 36 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Reich, Mathew |
| Complainant: | Male |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Agostino, Vincent |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 36 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Reich, Mathew |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 36 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer: | Reich, Mathew |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 36 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agostino, Vincent | Black Male, 36 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Exonerated |
| Agostino, Vincent | Black Male, 36 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Exonerated |
| Agostino, Vincent | Black Male, 36 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Exonerated |
| Farella, Paul | Black Male, 36 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Reich, Mathew | Male | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Exonerated |
| Agostino, Vincent | Black Male, 36 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Reich, Mathew | Black Male, 36 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Reich, Mathew | Black Male, 36 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
On August 20, 2015, at approximately 2:30 p.m., [redacted] was a passenger in a car being driven by [redacted]. They parked in a Chase bank parking lot on Forest Avenue and Marianne Street in Staten Island when [redacted] noticed an unmarked black Toyota Camry in the parking lot. [redacted] exited the car to withdraw money from the Chase ATM's and was gone for five minutes before he got back into the car, exited the parking lot and drove for a couple of seconds before being stopped by that same vehicle (Allegations A, B and C). [redacted] was asked to step out of the vehicle by PO Vincent Agostino of Narcotics Borough Staten Island, who frisked him (Allegation D) and searched his pants pockets, as well as removed his shoes and hat (Allegation E). [redacted] observed Det. Matthew Reich, also with Narcotics Borough Staten Island, frisk [redacted] at the back end of the vehicle simultaneously (Allegation F). Shortly after, a prisoner van arrived with Det. Steven Sposito and Det. Clyde Moyer, both of Narcotics Borough Staten Island. At that point, PO Agostino and Det. Reich searched the vehicle and recovered a marijuana cigarette containing Phencyclidine (Allegations G and H). The search lasted approximately 15 minutes and [redacted] and [redacted] were then placed in handcuffs and taken to the 121st Precinct. [redacted] was not summonsed as a result of this incident. Read report for details.