Complaint #201804217,
May 28, 2018

Officer: Lerner, Timothy
Complainant: Black Female, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Lerner, Timothy
Complainant: Black Female, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
NYPD Disposition: Instructions
Officer: Giunta, Frank
Complainant: Black Female, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
NYPD Disposition: Instructions
Officer: Lerner, Timothy
Complainant: Black Male, 13
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Giunta, Frank
Complainant: Black Female, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lerner, Timothy Black Female, 40 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Lerner, Timothy Black Female, 40 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
NYPD Disposition: Instructions
Giunta, Frank Black Female, 40 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
NYPD Disposition: Instructions
Lerner, Timothy Black Male, 13 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unfounded
Giunta, Frank Black Female, 40 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Lerner, Timothy
Instructions

Giunta, Frank
Instructions

Summary

On May 28, 2018, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Police Officer Timothy Lerner, Police Officer Frank Guinta, Police Officer Todd Ello, Police Officer Cooper Kulich, Police Officer Christopher Murphy, and Police Officer Jonathan Venetucci responded to [redacted] in Queens after [redacted] called 911 reporting a dispute over her vehicle's pending repossession. PO Lerner allegedly threatened to remove [redacted] from [redacted] vehicle (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] 1). Both PO Lerner and PO Guinta allegedly threatened to remove [redacted] from her vehicle (Allegation B and C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] 1). PO Lerner and PO Guinta threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] 1). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 28, 2018
Received: May 29, 2018
Closed: January 16, 2019

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 105th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Todd Ello, Cooper Kulich, Christophe Murphy, Jonathan Venetucci