Complaint #201703320,
October 11, 2015

Officer: Sammarco, David
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Sammarco, David
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Palmerini, Matthew
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Victim Unidentified
Officer: Palmerini, Matthew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Valentin, Alfredo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Valentin, Alfredo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Valentin, Alfredo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Valentin, Alfredo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Polancoortiz, Alejandro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Polancoortiz, Alejandro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Polancoortiz, Alejandro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Polancoortiz, Alejandro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Radio as club
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Ohanlon, Daniel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Linares, Carlos
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Other blunt instrument as a club
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Sammarco, David Hispanic Male, 35 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Sammarco, David Hispanic Male, 35 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Palmerini, Matthew Male Abuse of Authority: Frisk Victim Unidentified
Palmerini, Matthew Hispanic Male, 35 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Valentin, Alfredo Hispanic Male, 35 Force: Physical force Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Valentin, Alfredo Hispanic Male, 35 Force: Other Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Valentin, Alfredo Hispanic Male, 35 Discourtesy: Word Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Valentin, Alfredo Hispanic Male, 35 Abuse of Authority: Stop Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Polancoortiz, Alejandro Hispanic Male, 35 Abuse of Authority: Stop Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Polancoortiz, Alejandro Hispanic Male, 35 Discourtesy: Word Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Polancoortiz, Alejandro Hispanic Male, 35 Force: Other Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Polancoortiz, Alejandro Hispanic Male, 35 Force: Physical force Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Force: Radio as club Unfounded
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Force: Restricted Breathing Unfounded
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Force: Other Unfounded
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Force: Chokehold Unfounded
Ohanlon, Daniel Hispanic Male, 35 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Linares, Carlos Hispanic Male, 35 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Force: Other blunt instrument as a club Unfounded

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
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 October 11, 2015, at approximately 8:25 p.m., PO David Sammarco and PO Matthew Palmerini, of the 47th Precinct, stopped the vehicle in which [redacted] and an unidentified individual were occupants in front of 1173 East 229th Street, in the Bronx, for either an expired temporary license plate or an odor of marijuana from the vehicle, according to the officers (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Palmerini frisked the unidentified individual (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] drove off during the stop and crashed the vehicle at East 229th Street and Schieffelin Avenue, in the Bronx. He then fled the scene of the crash.
At approximately 9:00 p.m. the same night, PO Alfredo Valentin and PO Alejandro Polanco-Ortiz, of the 47th Precinct, stopped [redacted] in the vicinity of 1183 Schieffelin Avenue, in the Bronx, according to a radio run put out by PO Sammarco (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Valentin, PO Polanco-Ortiz, and PO Sammarco used physical force against [redacted] (Allegation F: Force, [redacted]; Allegation G: Force, [redacted]; Allegation H: Force, [redacted]). PO Valentin and PO Polanco-Ortiz allegedly spoke discourteously towards [redacted] (Allegation I: Discourtesy, [redacted]; Allegation J: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Valentin and PO Polanco-Ortiz allegedly hog-tied [redacted] (Allegation K: Force, [redacted]; Allegation L: Force, [redacted]). Officers allegedly spoke discourteously towards [redacted] and allegedly struck [redacted] with their radios, and an officer allegedly cut [redacted] with a razor blade, allegedly used a chokehold against [redacted] and allegedly restricted his breathing (Allegation M: Discourtesy, [redacted]; Allegations, N, O, P, Q, and R: Force, [redacted]). [redacted] was arrested as a result of this incident and charged with assault on a police officer, reckless endangerment, aggravated unlicensed operator of a motor vehicle, and resisting arrest.
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Details

Incident: October 11, 2015
Received: April 27, 2017
Closed: January 9, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 47th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - assault (against a PO)

Witness Officers: Hector Camacho, Emmanuel Deleon, Nicolas Dominguez, Kelvin Guillen, Harris Jean, Johnny Jimenez, Jason Miranda, Carlos Montoya, Joseph Orecchio, Timothy Ryan
Video evidence collected