Complaint #201806959,
August 13, 2018

Officer: Ambrosino, John
Complainant: Female, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Quispe, Percy
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Perez, Gregori
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ambrosino, John
Complainant: Female, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Fratangelo, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Matos, Carlos
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ambrosino, John Female, 16 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Quispe, Percy Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Perez, Gregori Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Ambrosino, John Female, 44 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unsubstantiated
Fratangelo, Michael Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Matos, Carlos Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Unknown Officer Female, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Female, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest 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
'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 August 13, 2018, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Det. Daniel Silverio, Det. John Ambrosino, and Det. Michael Fratangelo of Warrant Section, arrived at [redacted], in Manhattan regarding a parole warrant investigation. An officer allegedly told [redacted] "I'm going to tase you and put you in cuffs" (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] later arrived at the location and spoke with the officers. As [redacted] was recording the officers, Det. Ambrosino allegedly pushed her hand away (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). During the incident, Det. Ambrosino threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
Sgt. Carlos Matos, PO Gregori Perez, PO Percy Quispe, PO Lawrence Stayton of PSA 6 arrived on the scene. Sgt. Matos, PO Perez, PO Quispe, and Det. Fratangelo entered [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). The officers left and no one was arrested or issued a summons.
[redacted] provided two video clips she recorded with her cellphone during the incident and Det. Ambrosino provided a video clip he recorded with his Department cellphone.
[redacted] and [redacted] did not cooperate during the investigation, but the investigation proceeded based on video footage from [redacted] cellphone and Det. Ambrosino's Department cellphone which captured some of the allegations. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 13, 2018
Received: August 23, 2018
Closed: June 19, 2019

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 32nd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Daniel Silverio, Lawrence Stayton
Video evidence collected