Complaint #201809996,
December 2, 2018

Officer: Caraccioli, Ronnie
Complainant: Black Female, 50
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Caraccioli, Ronnie
Complainant: Black Female, 50
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Caraccioli, Ronnie
Complainant: Black Female, 50
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Caraccioli, Ronnie
Complainant: Black Female, 50
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Caraccioli, Ronnie
Complainant: Black Female, 50
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Caraccioli, Ronnie Black Female, 50 Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Caraccioli, Ronnie Black Female, 50 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Caraccioli, Ronnie Black Female, 50 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Caraccioli, Ronnie Black Female, 50 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Caraccioli, Ronnie Black Female, 50 Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Caraccioli, Ronnie
Command Discipline - B

Summary

At approximately 7:42 p.m. on December 02, 2018, [redacted] and [redacted] walked into the 28th Precinct stationhouse. [redacted] told Police Officer Ronnie Caraccioli, of the 28th Precinct, who was assigned to the Telephone switchboard, that she wanted to file a criminal report about an incident that occurred on December 01, 2018. PO Caraccioli told [redacted] that he could not file her complaint. [redacted] then asked for PO Caraccioli's name and shield number and he told her that she could take a picture of his nameplate and shield. [redacted] then took out her phone and took a picture of PO Caraccioli's nameplate and shield. She then moved her phone to take a picture of a poster on the wall, which detailed how to file a CCRB complaint, when Police Officer Isabello Adames, also of the 28th Precinct informed PO Caraccioli that civilians could not take pictures in the stationhouse. PO Caraccioli then put his hand in front of [redacted]'s phone, preventing her from taking a picture of the poster (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority: Interference with Recording: [redacted]).
PO Caraccioli approached [redacted] and after a brief physical struggle, grabbed [redacted]'s phone out of her hands (Allegation B: Force: Physical Force: [redacted]). PO Caraccioli also told [redacted] she could be arrested for recording in the stationhouse (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority Threat of Arrest: [redacted]). PO Caraccioli then briefly spoke with [redacted] in a separate room, where he allegedly told her that [redacted] would be arrested if she did not calm down (also Allegation C). When he and [redacted] walked back into the main room of the stationhouse, PO Caraccioli gave [redacted] her phone back and allegedly told her to delete the recordings she made or she could be arrested (also Allegation C). PO Caraccioli then looked at [redacted]'s phone while [redacted] deleted the pictures on her phone (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device: [redacted] and Allegation E: Abuse of Authority: Electronic device... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 2, 2018
Received: December 3, 2018
Closed: August 20, 2019

Reason for contact: C/V at PCT to file complaint of crime
Location: Police building
In NYPD 28th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Isabelo Adames, Jeffrey Filizzola
Video evidence collected