| Officer: | Catalano, Anthony |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Male, 56 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Johnson, Karen |
| Complainant: | Male, 56 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Corde, John |
| Complainant: | Male, 56 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Catalano, Anthony |
| Complainant: | Male, 56 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Catalano, Anthony |
| Complainant: | Male, 56 |
| Allegation: | Offensive Language: Ethnicity |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Recategorized as: | Offensive Language: Other |
| Officer: | Corde, John |
| Complainant: | Male, 56 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalano, Anthony | Male, 56 | Force: Physical force | Unsubstantiated |
| Johnson, Karen | Male, 56 | Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording | Exonerated |
| Corde, John | Male, 56 | Force: Physical force | Unfounded |
| Catalano, Anthony | Male, 56 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Unfounded |
| Catalano, Anthony | Male, 56 | Offensive Language: Ethnicity | Unfounded |
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Recategorized as
Offensive Language: Other
on December 9, 2024
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| Corde, John | Male, 56 | Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
On February 24, 2018, at approximately 7:45pm, [redacted] was brought to the Resorts World Casino's security holding office in regards to him damaging slot machines. Sgt. John Corde, PO Karen Johnson, and PO Carl Abenante, of the 106th Precinct, were working a paid detail at the casino and entered the holding office. PO Johnson and Sgt. Corde allegedly told [redacted] that he could not record using his phone in the security holding office (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority-[redacted]). Sgt. Corde allegedly pushed [redacted] causing him to hit a wall and fall to the floor (Allegation C: Force-[redacted]). Sgt. Corde then allegedly placed his knee on [redacted]'s back and placed him in handcuffs (Allegation C continued). PO Anthony Catalano and PO Marc Waskowitz, from the 106th Precinct, responded to the casino and, upon entering the security office, [redacted] stated that he had chest pain and was having a heart attack. PO Catalano and PO Waskowitz brought [redacted] outside the casino to a waiting ambulance. While in route to the hospital, [redacted] allegedly asked PO Catalano for his name and shield number and PO Catalano covered his badge with his jacket and did not provide the information (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority). [redacted] requested the information again from PO Catalano and PO Catalano allegedly stated, "Your people always come and create problems," (Allegation E: Offensive Language-[redacted]). Once in [redacted] attempted to get out of his bed and PO Catalano allegedly pushed him back into the bed (Allegation F: Force-[redacted]).
Video footage was provided to this investigation by [redacted] as well as by Resorts World Casino (For footage provided by [redacted] see BRs 1-4. For footage provided by Resorts World Casino see BRs 5-18).
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