Complaint #201805408,
May 26, 2018

Officer: Orourke, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Burns, Paul
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Force: Nonlethal restraining device
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Cavalotti, Nicholas
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Perez, Cristian
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lopiccolo, Antonino
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Orourke, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cavalotti, Nicholas
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Orourke, Christopher Black Male, 38 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Unknown Officer Black Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unfounded
Unknown Officer Black Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Burns, Paul Black Male, 38 Force: Nonlethal restraining device Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 35-39 Force: Chokehold Officer(s) Unidentified
Cavalotti, Nicholas Black Male, 38 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Perez, Cristian Black Male, 38 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Exonerated
Lopiccolo, Antonino Black Male, 38 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Exonerated
Orourke, Christopher Black Male, 38 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Cavalotti, Nicholas Black Male, 38 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Unknown Officer Black Male, 35-39 Force: Restricted Breathing Officer(s) Unidentified

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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 May 26, 2018, at approximately 1:25 p.m., PO Cristian Perez, PO Antonino LoPiccolo, PO Nathaniel Beck, PO Daniel Roselli, PO Paul Burns, PO Kevin Geoghegan, PO Michael Apollonio, and Sgt. Arjan Mucaj, all of the 121st Precinct, responded to a 911 call placed by [redacted] for a violent EDP at [redacted] Staten Island. EMT [redacted] and EMT [redacted] from [redacted] responded to the location. [redacted] and her wife, [redacted] were also at the location.
[redacted] approached the officers on the driveway outside of the home, which belonged to [redacted] s grandmother, [redacted] and asked them to leave. Some officers allegedly made threatening motions with their hands and arms by pounding one fist into the open palm of their other hand and by jerking their fists forward as if they were going to lung forward and punch [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Threat of Force, [redacted]). [redacted] went back into his house, and, after a few minutes, came outside and asked the officers to leave again. As [redacted] was walking down a staircase to the basement entrance to the home, PO Burns Tased [redacted] (Allegation B: Force Nonlethal Restraining Device, [redacted]). PO LoPiccolo and PO Perez decided that [redacted] needed to be evaluated [redacted] because he had been hit with a Taser (Allegations C and D: Abuse of Authority – Forcible Removal to Hospital, [redacted]). While on the ground, after being Tased, an officer allegedly stomped on [redacted] s foot three times. (Allegation E: Force – Physical Force, [redacted]).
When PO Perez and PO LoPiccolo arrived at the hospital, they led him to a private room within the emergency room, where they were met by PO O'Rourke and PO Cavalotti, also of the 121st Precinct. Two officers, along with members of the [redacted] staff, including [redacted] and [redacted] allegedly took turns over the course of 20 to 30 minutes punching [redacted] in the ribs, stomach, and testicles, and slamming his hand against the side of the hospital bed (Allegation F: Force –... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 26, 2018
Received: July 6, 2018
Closed: June 13, 2019

Reason for contact: Aided case
Location: Apartment/house
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Michael Apollonio, Nathaniel Beck, Elvinas Demereckas, Anthony Donzelli, Kevin Geoghegan, Arjan Mucaj, Daniel Roselli, Edward Ruffe