Complaint #201801661,
June 25, 2016

Officer: Elsayed, Omar
Complainant: Black Male, 39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Venditti, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Venditti, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 39
Allegation: Force: Other blunt instrument as a club
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Elsayed, Omar Black Male, 39 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Venditti, Michael Black Male, 39 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Venditti, Michael Black Male, 39 Force: Other blunt instrument as a club 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 January 25, 2016, at approximately 4:30pm, after leading PO Omar Elsayed, PO Michael Venditti, and Sgt. Felix Concepcion, all of the 121st Precinct, on a vehicle pursuit for several blocks, [redacted] crashed his vehicle into a parked vehicle near the intersection of Lake Avenue and Wenlock Street, in Staten Island. When [redacted] exited his vehicle and ran up Wenlock Street, he was allegedly pulled down to the ground by PO Venditti (Allegation A; Force, [redacted]). PO Elsayed then pressed his knee onto [redacted] face to drag along the ground and then punched [redacted] face forcing his more than two times to his left rib area (Allegation B; Force [redacted]). PO Venditti then hit [redacted] with a black object to his left eyebrow area (Allegation C; Force, [redacted]) was then placed in handcuffs, and then transported by ambulance to [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 25, 2016
Received: February 28, 2018
Closed: August 22, 2018

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Park
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Felix Concepcion