Complaint #201900040,
November 23, 2018

Officer: Balistreri, Salvatore
Complainant: Female, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Pali, Amir
Complainant: Female, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Pinez, Christian
Complainant: Female, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Balistreri, Salvatore Female, 35 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Pali, Amir Female, 35 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Pinez, Christian Female, 35 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest 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.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

At approximately 11:00 p.m. on November 23, 2018, [redacted] was at [redacted] in Staten Island with her friend, [redacted] who resided on the first floor of the residence. [redacted] son, known to the investigation only as [redacted] arrived at the location and became involved in a dispute with [redacted] Police Officers Christian Pinez, Salvatore Balistreri, and Amir Pali of the 120th Precinct responded to the location told [redacted] if she did not leave she would be arrested (Allegation A, B and C: Abuse of Authority – Threat of Arrest, Exonerated) Police Officer Balistreri told [redacted] she would be arrested if she were to press charges (Allegation subsumed in allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Threat of Arrest). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 23, 2018
Received: December 20, 2018
Closed: October 7, 2019

Reason for contact: Report-domestic dispute
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 120th Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Patrick Antosiewicz, Joseph Colao, Michele Romeo, Joseph Russo, Jihad Shahin
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected