Complaint #201704607,
June 7, 2017

Officer:	Difinizio, Nicholas
Allegation:	Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion:	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer:	Difinizio, Nicholas
Complainant:	Asian Female, 53
Allegation:	Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion:	Exonerated

Officer	Complainant	Allegation	CCRB Conclusion
Difinizio, Nicholas		Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Difinizio, Nicholas	Asian Female, 53	Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest	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.

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.

Penalty

Difinizio, Nicholas

Penalty: Formalized Training

Document

Complaint Closing Report

Summary

On June 7, 2017, at approximately 12:23 a.m., PO Nicholas Difnizio and PO Ryan Doherty of the 108th Precinct responded to a report of an illegal eviction at [redacted] Queens (Board Review 01). The following was alleged:
PO Nicholas Difinizio threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation A). PO Nicholas Difinizio entered [redacted] in Queens (Allegation B). Read report for details.

Details

Incident: June 7, 2017
Received: June 9, 2017
Closed: September 22, 2017