Complaint #201805446,
July 4, 2018

Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Black Female, 44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Needham, Sean
Complainant: Black Female, 44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Needham, Sean
Complainant: Black Female, 44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Bueno, Mario
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Owens, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rasool, Sohaib
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Bueno, Mario
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Diab, William Black Female, 44 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Needham, Sean Black Female, 44 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Needham, Sean Black Female, 44 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Diab, William Black Male, 30 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Bueno, Mario Black Male, 25 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Owens, Thomas Black Male, 25 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Rasool, Sohaib Black Male, 30 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Bueno, Mario Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Unknown Officer Black Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Female, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word 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
'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

Diab, William
Command Discipline - B

Bueno, Mario
Formalized Training

Summary

On July 4, 2018, at approximately 9:45pm, PO Mario Bueno, PO Thomas Owens, PO Sean Needham, PO Sohaib Rasool, Lt. William Diab, Sgt. Juanita Castillo, Sgt. Joseph Naranjo, PO Mariangela Graffagnino, PO Sashawn Clarke, PO Steven Caraballo, and PO Jennifer Proctor- all of the 71st Precinct- responded to [redacted] in Brooklyn, due to a call for backup due to crowd control at the location. PO Bueno approached [redacted] and after a brief verbal exchange attempted to place him under arrest (Allegation A, Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). A physical struggle ensued, in which PO Bueno and PO Owens allegedly threw [redacted] on the front hood of a parked vehicle and then took him down to the ground (Allegations B and C; Force, [redacted]). PO Needham instructed individuals at the location to disperse from the area, and when he saw [redacted] approached her and allegedly shoved her twice on her shoulder area (Allegation D; Force, [redacted]). Lt. Diab then approached [redacted] who was standing near a lit flaming BBQ grill and allegedly asked her, "Is this yours, is this your shit" (Allegation E; Discourtesy, [redacted]). An unidentified officer allegedly told [redacted] "Clean this shit up, clean this shit up", and another unidentified officer allegedly told [redacted] "Well if you put the fucking phone down, and stop fucking recording, you can clean this fucking shit up" (Allegation F; Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Needham allegedly told [redacted] "Yup, this shit is over. It's over" (Allegation G; Discourtesy, [redacted]). As [redacted] was being placed under arrest an unidentified officer stated, "Put your hand behind your fucking back" (Allegation H, Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] approached as [redacted] was being handcuffed and PO Rasool used his hands to push [redacted] back and away from the apprehension (Allegation I; Force, [redacted]). Lt. Diab then tackled [redacted] to the ground and punched him in his face (Allegation J; Force, [redacted]). While [redacted] was being apprehended, an unidentified... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 4, 2018
Received: July 9, 2018
Closed: May 2, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 71st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Anthony Blum, Jennifer Caparatta, Steven Caraballo, Juanita Castillo, Sashawn Clarke, Martin Cunningham, Keon Franks, Tiffany Gonzalez, Mariangela Graffagnino, Joseph Naranjo, Daniel Oh, Michael Ohalloran, Stephen Schmitt, Taisha Skyers, Anderson Thimote
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected