Complaint #201802906,
April 14, 2018

Officer: Allen, Justin
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Madouros, Georgia
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Madouros, Georgia
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Harrington, Maurice
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Santini, Jose
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Harrington, Maurice
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Allen, Justin Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Madouros, Georgia Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Exonerated
Madouros, Georgia Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Harrington, Maurice Black Male, 36 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Santini, Jose Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Harrington, Maurice Black Male, 36 Force: Physical force 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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalties

Harrington, Maurice
Instructions

Santini, Jose
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On April 14, 2018 at approximately 5:15PM, [redacted] was riding his motorcycle on the FDR Drive southbound at East 125th Street when he saw Police Officer Maurice Harrington, Police Officer Justin Allen, and Sergeant Georgia Madouros, all of Highway District 1, standing in the highway. PO Harrington allegedly pushed [redacted] s chest (Allegation A: Physical Force: [redacted]). While issuing [redacted] summonses, PO Allen allegedly told [redacted] that he could be arrested (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). Sgt. Madouros authorized the seizure of [redacted] s motorcycle (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). While asking [redacted] to step off his motorcycle, Sgt. Madouros allegedly purposely dropped [redacted] s motorcycle to the ground, causing exterior damage (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). PO Harrington, who was informed of [redacted] s career as an active duty US Army Sergeant, called [redacted] "an embarrassment to his service" (Allegation E: Discourtesy: [redacted]). [redacted] then walked to the PSA 5 Stationhouse and spoke to Police Officers Jose Santini and Shaun Milito. [redacted] allegedly asked to file a complaint against the Highway officers, which PO Santini allegedly refused to process (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). PO Allen issued [redacted] a summons for each of the following violations: riding between white lines, uninspected motorcycle, obstructed license plate, and an unapproved helmet. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 14, 2018
Closed: October 9, 2018

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 25th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Shaun Milito, Peter Tannazzo, Konstantin Vithoulkas
Video evidence collected