Complaint #201802913,
April 16, 2018

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Age 45-49
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Age 45-49
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender Identity
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Age 45-49
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Ventura, Frank
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Bates, Thomas
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Age 45-49
Allegation: Offensive Language: Sexual orientation
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Bates, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 50
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Ventura, Frank
Complainant: Black Male, 50
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Age 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Age 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Age 45-49 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Age 45-49 Offensive Language: Gender Identity Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Unknown Officer Age 45-49 Force: Hit against inanimate object Officer(s) Unidentified
Ventura, Frank Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Bates, Thomas Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Age 45-49 Offensive Language: Sexual orientation Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Bates, Thomas Black Male, 50 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Ventura, Frank Black Male, 50 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Age 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Age 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Ventura, Frank
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Bates, Thomas
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

At approximately 6:55 a.m. on April 16, 2018, [redacted] was walking out of the [redacted] located at [redacted] in Queens, when he was stopped by Police Officer Thomas Bates of the Queens Warrant Squad and Sergeant Frank Ventura of the Queens Warrant Squad (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority: Stop: [redacted] Allegation B: Abuse of Authority: Stop: [redacted]). Sergeant Ventura and Police Officer Bates were accompanied by Detective Michael Sinclair, Detective Joseph McCrain, Detective Peter Rivera, and Police Officer Daniel Pelan of the Queens Warrant Squad, as well as two parole officers. Police Officer Bates asked [redacted] to identify himself, and the shelter supervisor, [redacted] instructed [redacted] to go to his room while he spoke to the officers. As this conversation was happening, another shelter resident, [redacted] began arguing with officers that [redacted] was not a wanted suspect.
[redacted] walked out of the lobby of the shelter towards his room. Officers followed him out of the shelter lobby and into a residential hallway (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority: Entry: [redacted] Allegation D: Abuse of Authority: Entry: [redacted]). While the officers were in the residential hallway, [redacted] attempted to enter the hallway from behind a stairwell door, and an officer allegedly slammed the door on to [redacted] foot (Allegation E: Force: Hit Against Inanimate Object: [redacted]). [redacted] then allegedly asked for this officer's name and shield number, but did not receive this information (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to Provide Name: [redacted] , Allegation G: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to Provide Shield Number: [redacted]). During this interaction, an officer allegedly said "Mind your business faggot. Get out of here, homo" to [redacted] and told him to "go somewhere else with your gay ass" (Allegation H: Offensive Language: Sexual Orientation: [redacted] , Allegation I: Offensive Language: Gender Identity: [redacted] Allegation J: Discourtesy: Word: [redacted]).
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Details

Incident: April 16, 2018
Closed: April 15, 2019
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 106th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Joseph Mccrain, Daniel Pelan, Peter Rivera, Michael Sinclair