Complaint #201601371,
February 12, 2016

Officer: Veras, Neils
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gugliucciello, Tara
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Veras, Neils
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Veras, Neils
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gugliucciello, Tara
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Veras, Neils Hispanic Female, 17 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Gugliucciello, Tara Hispanic Female, 17 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Veras, Neils Hispanic Female, 17 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Unsubstantiated
Veras, Neils Hispanic Female, 17 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Gugliucciello, Tara Hispanic Female, 17 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

At 7:10 a.m. on February 12, 2016, [redacted] was alone in her family's apartment at [redacted] in Manhattan when there was a knock on the door. Det. Tara Gugliucciello of the 13th Precinct Detective Squad, along with, PO Patricia Dejesus, PO Vincent Catania, and Sgt. Neils Veras of the 13th Precinct – had come to speak to [redacted] brother, [redacted], for whom there was an active I-Card. The officers demanded that [redacted] opened the door; [redacted] refused to open the door and said she had a pit bull inside the house. [redacted] alleged that Det. Gugliuciello told her she would knock down the door and come inside and that Sgt. Veras alleged he would shoot her and her dogs (Allegations A through C). [redacted] asked the officers for their names and shield numbers through the closed door (Allegations D and E). [redacted] called 911 and was connected to IAB, after which the officers left the scene without further interactions with [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 12, 2016
Received: February 19, 2016
Closed: June 6, 2016

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 13th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Vincent Catania, Patricia Dejesus
Video evidence collected