Complaint #201601331,
February 14, 2016

Officer: Oneill, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Oneill, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Oneill, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Oneill, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Oneill, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Oneill, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Oneill, Thomas Black Male, 25 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Oneill, Thomas Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Oneill, Thomas Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Oneill, Thomas Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Oneill, Thomas Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Unsubstantiated
Oneill, Thomas Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

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.
'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

Oneill, Thomas
Filed
Retired

Summary

On February 14, 2016, at approximately 3:00 a.m. [redacted] was sitting in the driver seat of [redacted]s idling vehicle in a No Parking Anytime zone in front of [redacted] in Manhattan. [redacted] and [redacted] were upstairs in [redacted]s apartment on [redacted] dropping items off. Lt. Thomas Oneill and PO Vincent Ciccolella of the 32nd Precinct stopped [redacted]s vehicle (Allegation A). [redacted] allegedly provided Lt. Oneill with a New York City ID and said the car was [redacted]s. Lt. Oneill asked [redacted] to exit the vehicle and frisked him (Allegation B). Lt. Oneill entered the vehicle through the driver side door and checked to see the ignition was undamaged. Lt. Oneill then removed the key from the ignition and searched underneath the driver seat for weapons (Allegation C). [redacted] returned from the upstairs apartment and asked Lt. Oneill why officers were searching the vehicle. Lt. Oneill allegedly spoke discourteously to [redacted] and refused to provide his name and shield number (Allegations D and E). [redacted] retrieved the vehicle registration from the driver side compartment and presented it to Lt. Oneill. Officers ran warrant checks with negative results and confirmed the vehicle was registered to [redacted] (BR 01; BR 27). Lt. Oneill returned the vehicle registration and keys to [redacted] but allegedly did not return the provided identification (Allegation F). No summonses were issued [redacted] (BR 02).
[redacted] and [redacted] also described a series of incidents at [redacted]s apartment which they believed constituted harassment and were in retaliation for filing a CCRB complaint. [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 14, 2016
Received: February 18, 2016
Closed: June 1, 2016

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 32nd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Vincent Ciccolella