Complaint #201807479,
August 22, 2018

Officer: Kelleher, Nicholas
Complainant: Male, 37
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Kelleher, Nicholas
Complainant: Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Kelleher, Nicholas
Complainant: Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Kelleher, Nicholas Male, 37 Force: Gun Pointed Unfounded
Kelleher, Nicholas Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unfounded
Kelleher, Nicholas Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Formalized Training)

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.


Penalty

Kelleher, Nicholas
Formalized Training

Summary

On August 22, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., PO Nicholas Reulbach and additional officers of the 105th Precinct responded to a call regarding an ambulance case (emotionally disturbed person) at [redacted] in Queens. [redacted] was in the front porch of the location when PO Reulbach allegedly pointed a gun at him (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]) and said, "I will kill you" (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). The BWC recordings captured PO Reulbach search [redacted] s pants pockets, remove his wallet, and then retrieve [redacted] s identification from the wallet (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] was arrested for [redacted] (BR 02 and BR 03). [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 22, 2018
Received: September 11, 2018
Closed: May 14, 2019

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 105th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Heather Busch, William Crowe, Dustin Defilippo, Matthew Knudsen, Vlad Kogan, Daniel Menezes, Krunal Pandhi, Victor Pross, Danielle Renna, Angel Rivera, Gilberto Salazargiraldo
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected