Complaint #201804165,
May 16, 2018

Officer: Chavatte, John
Complainant: Female, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Chavatte, John
Complainant: Female, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Chavatte, John Female, 35 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Chavatte, John Female, 35 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Penalty

Chavatte, John
Previously Adjudicated
Closed Administratively (No penalty reported)

Summary

On May 16, 2018, at approximately 1:26 P.M., officers responded to [redacted] located at [redacted] in Queens regarding an assault in progress involving the daughter of [redacted]. Approximately ten officers responded, including Sgt. John Chavatte, who was assigned to the 101st Precinct at the time but is currently assigned to the Emergency Service Unit (ESU). Sgt. Chavatte spoke with [redacted] the principal of the school, and demanded to be let upstairs into the classrooms. [redacted] did not know why officers were there and refused to answer questions regarding what happened or who the students involved were. Sgt. Chavatte told [redacted] that he would arrest her for obstructing his investigation (Allegation A, Abuse of Authority: Substantiated). Sgt. Chavatte later allegedly said that if he went back to the school and no one did as he said, "Someone will go out in cuffs" (Allegation B, Abuse of Authority: Unsubstantiated). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 16, 2018
Received: May 24, 2018
Closed: March 6, 2019

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: School
In NYPD 101st Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Kevin Butler, Bernadette Fackovec, Mark Kelly, Andres Rosario, Michael Sinto, Michael Tierney