Complaint #201809686,
November 6, 2018

Officer: Thompson, Richard
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Victim Unidentified
Officer: Thompson, Richard
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Thompson, Richard
Complainant: White Female, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show arrest warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Castle, Christopher
Complainant: White Female, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Castle, Christopher
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Langellotti, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Condello, Joseph
Complainant: White Female, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Condello, Joseph
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Condello, Joseph
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Condello, Joseph
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Thompson, Richard Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Victim Unidentified
Thompson, Richard Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Thompson, Richard White Female, 29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show arrest warrant Exonerated
Castle, Christopher White Female, 29 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Exonerated
Castle, Christopher Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Langellotti, Michael Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Condello, Joseph White Female, 29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Condello, Joseph Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Condello, Joseph Male Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer White Female, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Condello, Joseph Hispanic Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises 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 November 6, 2018, at approximately 1:15 p.m., members of the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, including Detective Richard Thompson, Sergeant Christopher Castle, Detective Michael Langellotti, and Detective Joseph Condello, all of the Warrant Section, went to [redacted] pursuant to an arrest warrant for [redacted] husband, [redacted]. Several other law enforcement agencies were also present at the location. Det. Thompson entered [redacted]. Det. Thompson, Sgt. Castle, Det. Langellotti, and Det. Condello entered [redacted] and Sgt. Castle damaged [redacted] property. Det. Condello allegedly pointed a taser at [redacted] and [redacted]. Det. Condello pointed a taser at [redacted] and [redacted]. An officer allegedly used physical force against [redacted] and spoke discourteously to [redacted]. Det. Thompson refused to show the arrest warrant to [redacted]. After [redacted] was arrested, an officer allegedly reentered [redacted] to obtain dropped belongings. [redacted] was arrested pursuant to an arrest warrant. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 6, 2018
Received: November 19, 2018
Closed: August 27, 2019

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Apartment/house
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Video evidence collected