Complaint #201702479,
March 29, 2017

Officer: Pizzarro, Angelo
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Pizzarro, Angelo
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Pizzarro, Angelo
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Pizzarro, Angelo
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Pizzarro, Angelo
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Reyes, Cesar
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Sanon, Patrick
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Reyes, Cesar
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Reyes, Cesar
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Pizzarro, Angelo
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Pizzarro, Angelo Black Male, 45 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Pizzarro, Angelo Black Male, 45 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Pizzarro, Angelo Black Male, 45 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Pizzarro, Angelo Black Male, 45 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Pizzarro, Angelo Black Male, 45 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Reyes, Cesar Black Male, 45 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Officer(s) Unidentified
Sanon, Patrick Black Male, 45 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unsubstantiated
Reyes, Cesar Black Male, 45 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Reyes, Cesar Black Male, 45 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Pizzarro, Angelo Black Male, 45 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search 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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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

Pizzarro, Angelo
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On March 29, 2017, 1:00 pm, at McDonald Avenue and 86th Street in Brooklyn, [redacted] was pulled over for speeding by Det. Angelo Pizzarro and PO Cesar Reyes (Allegations A, B). Multiple responding units quickly responded as back-up. After providing his documents, when [redacted] attempted to video record the scene on his phone, PO Patrick Sanon allegedly told him to stop recording (Allegation C). [redacted] stopped but started recording again shortly thereafter, this time setting the phone down against his dashboard. Over the next half hour, [redacted] was removed from the vehicle and frisked and searched by Det. Pizzarro (Allegations D, E). Allegedly, multiple officers, including PO Reyes, also frisked and searched him (Allegations F, G, H, I). Det. Pizarro then searched the passenger compartment of the vehicle, though [redacted] denied that he had any weapons or contraband inside (Allegation J). While doing so, Det. Pizzarro noticed [redacted] cell phone on the dashboard and turned its camera off (Allegation K). After searching the vehicle, Det. Pizarro exited and asked [redacted] if he had any drugs in the vehicle, again. [redacted] said no and – fearing that an arrest was impending – told Det. Pizzarro to check the trunk if he wished. Det. Pizzarro opened and searched the trunk. (Allegation L) When nothing was recovered, [redacted] was released with a summons for [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 29, 2017
Closed: September 19, 2017

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 60th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued

Witness Officers: William Dugan, Darnell Forrester, Ronald Sanchez, Jonathan Sudsky, David Yee
Video evidence collected