Complaint #201601572,
February 20, 2016

Officer: Felton, Christopher
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Foss, Joseph
Complainant: Black Female, 36
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Felton, Christopher Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Unsubstantiated
Foss, Joseph Black Female, 36 Force: Pepper spray Substantiated (Formalized Training)

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

Foss, Joseph
Formalized Training

Summary

On February 20, 2016, [redacted] the resident of [redacted], in Queens, was throwing a birthday party at that location. Her relatives, [redacted] and [redacted] her acquaintance, [redacted] and a friend of [redacted] as well as numerous unidentified others, were in attendance.
At 9:56 p.m., two other residents in different apartments of the building called 911 to complain of the noise level and of a fight in the building. Officers from the 101st Precinct responded, including PO Joseph Foss and his partner, PO John Devane, and PO William Roehrig and his partner, PO Louis Camerada.
PO Foss discharged his pepper spray at [redacted] and multiple other unidentified individuals (Allegation A) in the [redacted] floor hallway.
Sgt. Christopher Felton of the 101st Precinct responded to the scene after the pepper spray was discharged, and allegedly entered [redacted] (Allegation B). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 20, 2016
Received: February 26, 2016
Closed: June 16, 2016

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 101st Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: William Bloodnick, Louis Camerada, Neil Cusick, James Devane, Brian Fechtmann, Frank Orourke, William Roehrig, Timothy Wong
Video evidence collected