Complaint #201802209,
March 15, 2018

Officer: Taccetta, Anthony
Complainant: Male, 27
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Taccetta, Anthony
Complainant: Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Taccetta, Anthony Male, 27 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Taccetta, Anthony Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons Exonerated

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 March 15, 2018 at approximately 8:40 A.M, [redacted] and his brother, [redacted] were sitting in their vehicle parked under the Gowanus Expressway and across from [redacted]s auto shop located at [redacted] in Brooklyn, when PO Anthony Taccetta and Sgt. Redmond of the 72nd Precinct approached their vehicle. [redacted] explained that he and [redacted] were eating in their vehicle because their father, who owns their auto shop across the street, had the heat on in the shop. PO Taccetta responded "No one gives a fuck about you and your family," "No one gives a shit about your shop," and "No one gives a shit." (Allegation A: Discourtesy-[redacted] PO Taccetta then asked for [redacted]s license to issue a summons for idling. [redacted] disputed that his engine was idling. PO Taccetta asked if he looked "like an asshole" and if he was being called a "fucking liar" (also, Allegation A: Discourtesy-[redacted] PO Taccetta prepared the summons and then presented the summons to [redacted] for idling. PO Taccetta then told [redacted] to pick up garbage that he had thrown out of the vehicle's passenger side window or he would issue him a summons (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority: Threat of Summons). [redacted] complied with this instruction and no summons was issued to him. The officers then left the scene. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 15, 2018
Received: March 21, 2018
Closed: October 16, 2018

Reason for contact: Parking violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 72nd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Thomas Redmond