Complaint #201603271,
April 18, 2016

Officer: Zito, Francis
Complainant: Black Female, 39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Zito, Francis
Complainant: Black Female, 39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Zito, Francis
Complainant: Male, 19
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Zito, Francis Black Female, 39 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Zito, Francis Black Female, 39 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Zito, Francis Male, 19 Discourtesy: Word 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

On April 18, 2016, at approximately 1:10 a.m., [redacted] was inside [redacted] located at [redacted] in the Bronx, with her son [redacted] who was [redacted] at the time of incident, when she was engaged in an argument with an unknown female. [redacted] exited the hospital and continued to argue with this female. At some point, [redacted] other son, [redacted] who was [redacted] at the time of incident, arrived at the location. PO Francis Zito and PO Michael Pisano subsequently approached and spoke with [redacted] While [redacted] spoke with the officers, PO Zito slapped her hand downwards and stated, "Put your fucking hand down" (Allegation A and Allegation B). Moreover, [redacted] alleged that PO Zito used various discourtesies when speaking to her and [redacted] (Allegation C). [redacted] walked back into the hospital and called the 52nd Precinct stationhouse and spoke with PO Bernard, and told him that she was going to the stationhouse to file a complaint.
[redacted] was ultimately issued three summonses for [redacted] by PO Zito and PO Pisano (Board Review 11). [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 18, 2016
Closed: August 2, 2016

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Hospital
In NYPD 52nd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Smit Feliz, Joseph Pinero, Michael Pisano
Video evidence collected