Complaint #201708455,
October 8, 2017

Officer: Guglielmo, Louis
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Guglielmo, Louis
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Guglielmo, Louis Black Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Officer(s) Unidentified
Guglielmo, Louis Black Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

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

Guglielmo, Louis
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On October 8, 2017, 3:30 am, at the corner of East 4th Street and Bowery in Manhattan, [redacted] was stopped by Sgt. Louis Guglielmo (9th Precinct Anti-Crime) in regards to an ongoing robbery investigation. (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Stop: [redacted]) During the course of the stop, Sgt. Guglielmo arrested [redacted] for [redacted] (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority - Arrest: [redacted]) Allegedly, an officer involved with the encounter threatened to arrest bystanders at the scene. (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority - Threat of Arrest: [redacted]) [redacted] was removed to the 9th Precinct stationhouse and ultimately released with a [redacted].
There is cell phone video footage of the incident (BR03-BR07). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 8, 2017
Received: October 12, 2017
Closed: May 30, 2018

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 9th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: James Lee, Christian Menoni, Michael Novellino, Kadia Saunders, Danielle Venuto
Video evidence collected