Complaint #201807780,
April 5, 2018

Officer: Loreto, John
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Loreto, John
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Loreto, John
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Loreto, John
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Andre, Gregory
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Andre, Gregory
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Andre, Gregory
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Andre, Gregory
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Loreto, John
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Loreto, John
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Andre, Gregory
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Andre, Gregory
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Loreto, John Black Male, 32 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Loreto, John Black Male, 32 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Loreto, John Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Loreto, John Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Andre, Gregory Black Male, 32 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Andre, Gregory Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Andre, Gregory Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Andre, Gregory Black Male, 32 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Loreto, John Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Loreto, John Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Andre, Gregory Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Andre, Gregory Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated

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.
'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 April 5, 2018, at approximately 11:00am, [redacted] was on the [redacted] of [redacted] in Brooklyn, when PO John Loreto and PO Gregory Andre stopped him (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority-[redacted]) PO Loreto allegedly punched [redacted] two or three times on his face (Allegations C: Force-[redacted]) PO Andre then pushed [redacted] against a wall causing his phone to fall out of his pocket and crack (Allegations D and E: Force and Abuse of Authority-[redacted]) PO Loreto drew his taser and stated to [redacted] "Don't fucking move or I'm going to shoot you" (Allegations F and G: Discourtesy and Abuse of Authority-[redacted]) PO Loreto then frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegations H and I: Abuse of Authority-[redacted]) The officers brought [redacted] downstairs on an elevator. While on the elevator, PO Andre allegedly frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegations J and K: Abuse of Authority-[redacted]) PO Andre then allegedly pushed [redacted] into a wall of the elevator (Allegation L: Force-[redacted]) Once downstairs, PO Andre allegedly frisked and searched [redacted] again (Subsumed into allegations J and K). [redacted] was arrested pursuant to an active I-Card. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 5, 2018
Received: September 20, 2018
Closed: October 3, 2019

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: NYCHA
In NYPD 77th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime