Complaint #201701699,
February 24, 2017

Officer: Saladeen, Elijah
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Saladeen, Elijah
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Valerio, Natalie
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Saladeen, Elijah
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Valerio, Natalie
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Saladeen, Elijah
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Saladeen, Elijah
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Saladeen, Elijah
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Saladeen, Elijah Hispanic Male, 19 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Saladeen, Elijah Hispanic Male, 19 Force: Chokehold Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Valerio, Natalie Hispanic Male, 19 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Saladeen, Elijah Hispanic Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Valerio, Natalie Hispanic Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Saladeen, Elijah Hispanic Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Saladeen, Elijah Hispanic Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Saladeen, Elijah Hispanic Male, 19 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

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.


Summary

On February 24, 2017, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Police Officer Elijah Saladeen and Police Officer Natalie Roman of PSA 4 responded to a call of a man sleeping on the [redacted] in Manhattan. When they arrived, they encountered [redacted] in the stairwell of the [redacted]. Police Officers Roman and Saladeen stopped [redacted] (allegations A and B) and Police Officer Saladeen frisked and searched [redacted] (allegations C and D) and then placed him in handcuffs. When [redacted] began to allegedly bang his head against the wall, Police Officer Saladeen used physical force to stop him (allegation E). As they escorted [redacted] downstairs in the elevator, a scuffle ensued. Police Officer Saladeen used a chokehold against [redacted] (allegation F) and then he and Police Officer Roman used force to restrain him in the lobby (allegations G and H).
Video footage from the building's surveillance cameras located in the elevator and the lobby captured a portion of this incident. The relevant video footage is embedded below and can be found in IAs #4 and #5 (Board Reviews 02 and 03). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 24, 2017
Received: March 6, 2017
Closed: November 15, 2017

Reason for contact: EDP aided case
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 10th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - resisting arrest

Video evidence collected