Complaint #201706511,
August 5, 2017

Officer: Famularo, Janelle
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Perfetto, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Perfetto, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Perfetto, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Famularo, Janelle Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Perfetto, Joseph Black Male, 27 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Perfetto, Joseph Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Perfetto, Joseph Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 August 5, 2017, at approximately 2 a.m., at [redacted] in Staten Island, PO Joseph Perfetto stopped [redacted] and used physical force against him to do so (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Allegation B: Force, [redacted] PO Perfetto and Lt. Janelle Famularo both threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation C and D: Abuse of Authority: [redacted] was issued a [redacted] summons for acting violently and engaging in threatening behavior. The owner of the restaurant, [redacted] also received two summonses for [redacted]. No other summonses or arrests resulted from this incident. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 5, 2017
Received: August 9, 2017
Closed: February 28, 2018

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Wassim Abou, Anthony Bentivegna, Ronald Lam, John Pignatelli, Francis Torres
Video evidence collected