Complaint #201708992,
December 4, 2016

Officer: Ramos, Sheila
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ramos, Sheila
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 37
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ramos, Sheila
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 37
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ohanlon, Brian
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dinuzzo, Robert
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 37
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Espenberg, Artur
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 15
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Baresi, Anthony
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dinuzzo, Robert
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 37
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Ramos, Sheila Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS Unsubstantiated
Ramos, Sheila Hispanic Female, 37 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Ramos, Sheila Hispanic Female, 37 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Ohanlon, Brian Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Dinuzzo, Robert Hispanic Male, 37 Discourtesy: Word Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Espenberg, Artur Hispanic Female, 15 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Baresi, Anthony Hispanic Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Unsubstantiated
Dinuzzo, Robert Hispanic Male, 37 Discourtesy: Word Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned

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
'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 December 4, 2016, at approximately 9:20 p.m., Sergeant Brian O'Hanlon, Police Officer Artur Espenberg, Police Officer Anthony Baresi, Police Officer Sheila Ramos, Police Officer Joshua Faranda, and Police Officer Robert Dinuzzo went to [redacted]'s apartment located at [redacted] in Manhattan to arrest him on an open complaint report. Under Sgt. O'Hanlon's supervision, Sgt. O'Hanlon, PO Espenberg, PO Baresi, and PO Ramos entered the apartment (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority- Entry, [redacted]). PO Ramos allegedly grabbed [redacted]'s hand and pulled her into the bathroom (Allegation B: Force- Physical Force, [redacted]). PO Ramos allegedly told [redacted], "Shut the fuck up or else I'm gonna call ACS" (Allegation C: Discourtesy-Word, [redacted] and Allegation D: Abuse of Authority- Threat to Notify Administration for Children's Services, [redacted]). PO Espenberg grabbed and pulled [redacted] (Allegation E: Force- Physical Force, [redacted]). PO Baresi allegedly seized [redacted]'s box cutter (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority- Seizure of Property, [redacted]). At [redacted], PO Dinuzzo allegedly told [redacted], "Yeah, you fucking asshole. You're gonna get forever behind this shit. You wanna be fucking up officers cause she a female?" "Yeah, mother fucker. You're going down. You're going fucking down" (Allegation G: Discourtesy- Word, [redacted]). At the PSA 5 stationhouse, PO Dinuzzo allegedly told [redacted], "Oh no, take him the fuck out of there. We don't want no cameras to see this. We don't want no witnesses" (Allegation H: Discourtesy- Word, [redacted]). While in the holding cell, an unidentified officer instructed [redacted] to remove all of his clothing (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority- Strip-search, [redacted]). [redacted]'s cellphone was taken when he was placed under arrest; when the cellphone was returned to him, he noticed that it was burned and cracked (Allegation J: Abuse of Authority- Property Damage, [redacted]).
[redacted] was charged with [redacted] (Board Review 01). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 4, 2016
Received: October 30, 2017
Closed: June 5, 2018

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 23rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - assault (against a PO)

Witness Officers: Joshua Faranda
Video evidence collected