Complaint #201604752,
May 26, 2016

Officer: Carrieri, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Officer: Carrieri, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Officer: Carrieri, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Carrieri, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Tran, Minh
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Tran, Minh
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Carrieri, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Carrieri, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Carrieri, Michael Hispanic Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Carrieri, Michael Hispanic Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Carrieri, Michael Hispanic Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Question Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Carrieri, Michael Hispanic Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unsubstantiated
Tran, Minh Hispanic Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Tran, Minh Hispanic Male, 24 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Carrieri, Michael Hispanic Male, 20 Abuse of Authority: Other Unsubstantiated
Carrieri, Michael Hispanic Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Unknown Officer White Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Complainant Uncooperative

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.


Penalties

Tran, Minh
Formalized Training

Carrieri, Michael
Formalized Training

Summary

On May 26, 2016, at approximately 7:49 PM, Sgt. Minh Tran and PO Michael Carrieri of the 110th Precinct Anti-Crime team stopped [redacted] in front of [redacted] in Queens (Allegations A and B). Also with Sgt. Tran and PO Carrieri was PO Anthony Jones of the 110th Precinct Anti-Crime team. At the time of the encounter, [redacted] was with [redacted] and two other, unidentified individuals, one of whom promptly departed from the scene. PO Carrieri allegedly asked [redacted] if he had a weapon on his person (Allegation C) and then frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegations D and E). PO Carrieri then allegedly pulled [redacted] s pants down to his knees (Allegation F). PO Carrieri did not recover any weapon or other contraband from [redacted] s person. [redacted] who was standing nearby, protested the officers' conduct, and an unidentified officer allegedly said, "Shut up before I lock you up" (Allegation G). The officers departed without issuing any summons or making any arrest.
Approximately forty-five minutes later, the officers went to the front of [redacted] in Queens. They sat inside of their RMP observing the location, outside of which several individuals were gathered. From inside of the RMP, PO Carrieri allegedly recorded a video of [redacted] (Allegation H). [redacted] then arrived at this secondary location. [redacted] called 911 and reported the presence of suspicious armed men in a vehicle outside of [redacted] th Street. [redacted] entered a deli-grocery located at [redacted] th Street in Queens. When the officers received the job generated by [redacted] s 911 call, via radio, they resolved to arrest [redacted] for Falsely Reporting an Incident. Sgt. Tran and PO Carrieri entered the deli-grocery and Sgt. Tran took hold of [redacted] s arm, allegedly gripping him so tightly that he caused significant bruising (Allegation I). The officers arrested [redacted] and transported him to the 110th Precinct for arrest processing.
The investigation obtained surveillance video footage of the first portion of... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 26, 2016
Received: June 2, 2016
Closed: November 21, 2016

Reason for contact: C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 110th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Anthony Jones
Video evidence collected