Complaint #201800971,
November 20, 2017

Officer: Ricotta, Jessica
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ricotta, Jessica
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Nunez, Osvaldo
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ricotta, Jessica
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ricotta, Jessica
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Christopoulos, John
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ricotta, Jessica White Male, 39 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Ricotta, Jessica White Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Nunez, Osvaldo White Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Ricotta, Jessica White Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Ricotta, Jessica White Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Christopoulos, John White Male, 39 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated

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.
'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 an unknown date in November of 2017, at approximately 2:00 p.m., [redacted] was at the 114th Precinct stationhouse following up on a criminal complaint when Police Officer Jessica Ricotta and Sergeant John Christopoulos of that command allegedly spoke discourteously to [redacted] and to each other in [redacted]'s presence (Allegations A and B: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Ricotta allegedly threatened [redacted] with arrest and forcible removal from the stationhouse (Allegations C and D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Ricotta also allegedly refused to provide her name and shield number to [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
The following day, [redacted] returned to the stationhouse with his lawyer, [redacted], and Captain Osvaldo Nunez of the same command allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 20, 2017
Received: February 5, 2018
Closed: September 27, 2018

Reason for contact: C/V at PCT to obtain information
Location: Police building
In NYPD 114th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Rosemary Wanzer