Complaint #201609849,
November 20, 2016

Officer: Accomando, Thomas
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Accomando, Thomas
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Accomando, Thomas
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Seely, Tyrone
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Accomando, Thomas
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Seely, Tyrone
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Accomando, Thomas Hispanic Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Accomando, Thomas Hispanic Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Accomando, Thomas Hispanic Female, 35 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated
Seely, Tyrone Hispanic Female, 35 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated
Accomando, Thomas Hispanic Male, 29 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Seely, Tyrone Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Formalized Training)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'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

Seely, Tyrone
Formalized Training

Summary

At approximately 11:15 a.m. on November 20, 2016, [redacted] an off-duty correction officer, informed PO Thomas Accomando and PO Tyrone Seely of the 46th Precinct of a Honda sedan that had been parked in front of a fire hydrant for several days in front of [redacted] in the Bronx. When PO Accomando and PO Seely traveled to the location, they found that the Honda was parked in front of a hydrant as described. The Honda's side windows and rear windshield were also tinted. A yellow NYPD traffic vest was also visible inside of the Honda. The officers noted that it is illegal for non-NYPD personnel to display such a vest. When the officers ran the vehicle's license plate to identify its owner, they found that it was registered to [redacted] who lived at [redacted] in the Bronx.
PO Accomando and PO Seely drove to [redacted] 's apartment and knocked on her door. When she answered, the officers asked her to identify herself, and asked her if she was the owner of the Honda. When she confirmed her name and that she was the registered owner of the Honda, the officers asked her to provide identification. They also asked her to step into the hallway to speak with them outside of the apartment (Allegations A and B). [redacted] declined to leave the apartment, and did not immediately provide identification. [redacted] then came to the door to ask why the officers were there. PO Seely placed his foot in the frame of the door, positioned in such a way to prevent the civilians from closing the door (Allegation C). When [redacted] asked PO Seely to remove his foot, PO Seely refused to do so.
[redacted] left the apartment in order to go move the Honda. The officers initially remained at the apartment with [redacted] but later followed him back to [redacted] There, PO Accomando asked [redacted] to provide identification. [redacted] asked why PO Accomando needed his identification. PO Accomando then pushed [redacted] face-first against the side of the Honda and placed him in handcuffs (Allegations D and E). PO Accomando removed the... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 20, 2016
Received: November 29, 2016
Closed: April 25, 2017

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 46th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Video evidence collected