Complaint #201606271,
July 19, 2016

Officer: Carrieri, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 33
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Carrieri, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Tran, Minh
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Carrieri, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 33
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Carrieri, Michael Hispanic Male, 33 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Carrieri, Michael Hispanic Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Tran, Minh Hispanic Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated
Carrieri, Michael Hispanic Male, 33 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)

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

Carrieri, Michael
Instructions

Summary

On July 19, 2016, at around 4:15 PM [redacted] was pulled over at [redacted] in Queens by an unmarked sedan which contained PO Michael Carrieri and PO Anthony Jones of the 110th Precinct for allegedly failing to signal a left turn (Allegation A). [redacted] provided his identification to PO Carrieri who returned to the unmarked vehicle while [redacted] spoke to PO Jones, and argued that he had not failed to signal. PO Carrieri returned to the vehicle a few moments later stating that [redacted] liked to [redacted] and called him disgusting (Allegation B). PO Carrieri then allegedly tossed [redacted]'s identification at him through the driver's side window (Allegation C), while continuing to berate him regarding his [redacted] (within Allegation B).
A few hours after the stop, [redacted] and his wife, [redacted] went to the 110th Precinct stationhouse in order to complain about the incident. They spoke to Sergeant Minh Tran, Anti-Crime supervisor, and presented him with a video recording of the incident. Sgt. Tran allegedly refused to take the complaint, arguing that [redacted] were not providing sufficient details regarding officer descriptions (Allegation D). [redacted] left the stationhouse without filing a complaint. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 19, 2016
Closed: February 6, 2017

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 115th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Anthony Jones, Francis Margraf
Video evidence collected