Complaint #201706597,
August 8, 2017

Officer: Odoherty, Kevin
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Odoherty, Kevin
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Offensive Language: Ethnicity
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Offensive Language: Ethnicity
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Castaldo, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Castaldo, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Castaldo, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Castaldo, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Castaldo, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Castaldo, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Castaldo, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Castaldo, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Castaldo, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Castaldo, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Castaldo, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Castaldo, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Pichardo, Fausto
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Acevedo, Nelson
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Acevedo, Nelson
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Odoherty, Kevin Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Odoherty, Kevin Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Offensive Language: Ethnicity Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Force: Gun Pointed Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Force: Gun Pointed Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 35-39 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Offensive Language: Ethnicity Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Castaldo, Joseph Black Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Castaldo, Joseph Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Castaldo, Joseph Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Castaldo, Joseph Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Castaldo, Joseph Black Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Castaldo, Joseph Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Castaldo, Joseph Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Castaldo, Joseph Black Male, 23 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Castaldo, Joseph Black Male, 35 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Castaldo, Joseph Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Castaldo, Joseph Black Male, 34 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Castaldo, Joseph Black Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Pichardo, Fausto Black Male, 28 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Acevedo, Nelson Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Acevedo, Nelson Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn 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.
'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

Castaldo, Joseph
Formalized Training

Summary

On August 8th, 2017, at approximately 1:07AM, inside [redacted] in the Bronx, officers drew their guns and eventually pointed them at [redacted] (Allegations A-C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Officers spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation D: Discourtesy, [redacted]) and an officer called [redacted] a "fucking immigrant" (Allegation E: Discourtesy, [redacted]; Allegation F: Offensive Language, [redacted]). Officers used physical force against [redacted] outside [redacted] (Allegation G: Force, [redacted]). Sgt. Kevin Odoherty of the Emergency Service Unit entered and searched [redacted] (Allegations H and I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Officers cursed at [redacted] (Allegations J-L: Discourtesy, [redacted]) and threatened to shoot them (Allegations M-O: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). An officer made a remark to [redacted] based upon his ethnicity (Allegation P: Offensive Language, [redacted]). Sergeant Jospeh Castaldo of the 43rd Precinct detained [redacted] (Allegations Q-2B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Officers used physical force against [redacted] in front of the 43rd Precinct stationhouse (Allegation 2C: Force, [redacted]). Inside the 43rd Precinct stationhouse, Inspector Fausto Pichardo of the 43rd Precinct spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation 2D: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Police Officer Nelson Acevedo entered and searched [redacted] (Allegations 2E-2F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 8, 2017
Received: August 11, 2017
Closed: August 22, 2018
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 43rd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Gerard Abbene, Timothy Breheny, Giovanni Delacruz, Christian Diaz, Channelle Hunter, Rishi Joy, Jeong Lee, Carlos Ochoa, Lenin Peralta, Jessica Perez, Conway Reivers, Dionis Reyes, Felix Rodriguez, Miguel Rodriguez, Richard Rosario, Jorge Salazar, Krystal Snow, Walter Szachacz, Amarinder Vucetovic
Video evidence collected