Complaint #201704655,
June 4, 2017

Officer: Pastran, Elmer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Caponi, Joseph
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Schneider, Joseph
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hansen, James
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Nonlethal restraining device
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Iacovino, Philip
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Pastran, Elmer Hispanic Male, 26 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Caponi, Joseph Hispanic Male, 26 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Schneider, Joseph Hispanic Male, 26 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Hansen, James Hispanic Female, 29 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 25-29 Force: Nonlethal restraining device Exonerated
Iacovino, Philip Hispanic Male, 26 Force: Physical force 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.
'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 June 4, 2017, at approximately 6:58 p.m., [redacted] was having a party for his daughter when he got into a fight with a group of individuals, at [redacted] in Staten Island. One of his friends, whom the investigation was unable to identify, hit an individual whom the investigation identified as [redacted] with an umbrella, causing an injury to his face. [redacted] called the police, and upon their arrival [redacted] was placed under arrest. While he was being placed in handcuffs, his pregnant wife [redacted] approached the officers to dispute his arrest. Sergeant James Hansen of the 120th Precinct allegedly pushed her to the ground twice (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]). Upon seeing this, [redacted] began to resist. He pushed an unidentified officer and slammed Police Officer Pastran to the ground. Police Officer Elmer Pastran, Police Officer Joseph Caponi, Police Offier Philip Iacovino, and Police Officer Joseph Schneider of the 120th Precinct allegedly pushed [redacted] to the ground, punched him an unspecified number of times, and one of the officers allegedly drive stunned him (Allegations B, C, D, E and F: Force, [redacted]). When he lifted his head to look for [redacted] an officer allegedly slammed it back down onto the ground (within Allegations B, C, D, E and F).
[redacted] was ultimately released after being issued Summons number #[redacted] by Police Officer Iacovino for disorderly conduct-fighting (Board Review 11). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 4, 2017
Received: June 8, 2017
Closed: April 4, 2018

Reason for contact: C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 120th Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Salvatore Balistreri, Tania Kinsella, Jonvincent Testaccio