Complaint #201710288,
December 12, 2017

Officer: Gasperetti, Daniel
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Finnegan, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Finnegan, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Gasperetti, Daniel
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Gasperetti, Daniel
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Finnegan, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Finnegan, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Finnegan, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Finnegan, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Gasperetti, Daniel Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Finnegan, Sean Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Finnegan, Sean Black Male, 19 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Gasperetti, Daniel Black Male, 19 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Gasperetti, Daniel Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Finnegan, Sean Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Finnegan, Sean Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unfounded
Finnegan, Sean Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded
Finnegan, Sean Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unfounded

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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 12, 2017, at approximately 6:04 p.m., [redacted] was walking in the vicinity of 89th Avenue and 163rd Street in Queens. [redacted] was stopped by Sgt. Sean Finnegan and Det. Daniel Gasperetti of the 103rd Precinct (Allegation A-B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Det. Gasperetti frisked [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Sgt. Finnegan allegedly searched [redacted]s pockets (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority: [redacted] Sgt. Finnegan allegedly strip-searched [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Sgt. Finnegan allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Sgt. Finnegan and Det. Gasperetti allegedly pushed [redacted] to the ground (Allegation G-H: Force, [redacted] Sgt. Finnegan allegedly threatened to tase [redacted] (Allegation I: Force, [redacted]
There is no video evidence of the interaction between [redacted] and the police officers. However, there is video which captures [redacted]s actions following the incident (BR01-03.) Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 12, 2017
Received: December 13, 2017
Closed: April 5, 2018

Reason for contact: Report-gun possession/shots fired
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 103rd Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected