Complaint #201610511,
December 20, 2016

Officer: Gherardi, John
Complainant: Black Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Sinatra, Mark
Complainant: Black Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Coleman, Derrick
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Coleman, Derrick
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Coleman, Derrick
Complainant: Black Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rosario, Victor
Complainant: Black Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Sinatra, Mark
Complainant: Black Male, 39
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rosario, Victor
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Sinatra, Mark
Complainant: Black Male, 39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Gherardi, John Black Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated
Sinatra, Mark Black Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Coleman, Derrick Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Coleman, Derrick Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Coleman, Derrick Black Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Rosario, Victor Black Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Sinatra, Mark Black Male, 39 Force: Gun Pointed Unsubstantiated
Rosario, Victor Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Sinatra, Mark Black Male, 39 Force: Physical force Exonerated

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.
'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

At approximately 4:45 p.m. on December 20, 2016, [redacted] was driving [redacted] a customer, to his destination when he was pulled over by Sgt. Mark Sinatra, Det. Victor Rosario, and PO Derrick Coleman of Narcotics Borough Queens South (Allegations A, B, and C). Sgt. Sinatra approached the driver's seat, pointed his weapon at [redacted] door, and asked him to get out of the car (Allegation D). [redacted] refused and Sgt. Sinatra reached into the car and grabbed [redacted] arm in an attempt to pull him out of the vehicle (Allegation E). Det. Rosario and PO Coleman approached [redacted] in the back passenger seat and asked him to step out of the vehicle, which he did. Det. Rosario asked [redacted] to empty his pockets before PO Coleman frisked and searched him (Allegations F, G, and H). All three officers left the scene without issuing any summonses. During this interaction [redacted] had called 911 because he was not sure whether he had been stopped by officers. [redacted] left, but [redacted] remained at the scene and at approximately 6:16 p.m., Sgt. John Gherardi, PO John Quinn, and PO Alex Schneider of the 103rd Precinct arrived. Sgt. Gherardi refused to process [redacted] complaint against the officers (Allegation I). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 20, 2016
Received: December 27, 2016
Closed: July 12, 2017

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 103rd Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: John Quinn, Alex Schneider
Video evidence collected