Complaint #201703705,
May 2, 2017

Officer: Rivera, Edmundo
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Campbell, Daniel
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Campbell, Daniel
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cavallaro, Charles
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Cavallaro, Charles
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Rivera, Edmundo Black Male, 31 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Campbell, Daniel Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Campbell, Daniel Black Male, 25 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Cavallaro, Charles Black Male, 31 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Cavallaro, Charles Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Question Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

Cavallaro, Charles
Command Discipline - B

Summary

On May 2, 2017, at approximately 3:00 P.M., in the vicinity of 2734 Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, [redacted] and [redacted] were traveling in a taxi operated by [redacted] when Lieutenant Daniel Campbell of the 52nd Precinct stopped the taxi (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Edmundo Rivera, PO Joel Ayala, and Sgt. Charles Cavallaro, all of the 52nd Precinct, were in the police vehicle with Lieutenant Campbell. After initiating the vehicle stop, Lieutenant Campbell spoke to [redacted]. PO Rivera spoke to [redacted] with Sgt. Cavallaro, and PO Ayala spoke to [redacted]. While speaking to [redacted], Sgt. Cavallaro asked him for identification (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). While still speaking to the passengers of the vehicle, PO Rivera, Sgt. Cavallaro, and Lieutenant Campbell allegedly called [redacted] and [redacted] "fucking idiots" (Allegations C, D, and E: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Soon after, the officers returned to their police vehicle, at which time [redacted] alleged that an officer said, "Get the fuck on," and "Let these fucking idiots go" (Allegation F: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 2, 2017
Received: May 10, 2017
Closed: April 4, 2018

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 52nd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Joel Ayala
Video evidence collected