Complaint #201900061,
December 29, 2018

Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Dym, Eric
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Dym, Eric
Complainant: Male, 18
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Canale, Joseph
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Canale, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk Officer(s) Unidentified
Dym, Eric Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Dym, Eric Male, 18 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Canale, Joseph Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Unsubstantiated
Canale, Joseph Black Male, 59 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalty

Dym, Eric
Formalized Training

Summary

On December 29, 2018, at approximately 6:50 PM, [redacted] and approximately 15-20 other people were filming a music video behind [redacted] in the Bronx. [redacted] learned that police officers, including PO Arnulfo Luciano of PSA 7, responded to the location and were arresting individuals. He went with approximately eight unidentified friends to his [redacted] at [redacted] where his grandfather, [redacted] was inside. Officers, including PO Joseph Canale of PSA 7 and PO Gregory Scott, who worked in PSA 7 but has since been reassigned to the 52nd Precinct, allegedly pursued [redacted] and his friends to the apartment. [redacted] attempted to close the apartment door, but PO Canale allegedly prevented it from closing with one foot in the door (Allegation A, Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). Only two of [redacted]'s friends entered the apartment, as the rest were allegedly stopped by officers and frisked in the hallway of the building (Allegations B and C, Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). Lt. Eric Dym of PSA 7 arrived on scene in front of the apartment door and stated to [redacted] that an individual, identified by the investigation as [redacted], was in the apartment. [redacted] went to the front door and replied that [redacted] was not there, and PO Canale allegedly told [redacted] that he would be arrested if [redacted] was actually in the apartment (Allegation D, Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). Lt. Dym and PO Canale ultimately entered the apartment and looked for [redacted] (Allegation E, Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). Officers subsequently handcuffed [redacted] to remove him to the stationhouse to issue him a summons for disorderly conduct [BR 20]. During his apprehension, Lt. Dym allegedly took [redacted] to the ground (Allegation F, Force: [redacted]). Other individuals, including [redacted] were issued summonses in front of the building for having open containers of alcohol. [redacted] was arrested for [redacted] for a switchblade. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 29, 2018
Received: January 3, 2019
Closed: May 1, 2020

Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 40th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Elvis Duran, Anselmo Ioele, Arnulfo Luciano, Gregory Scott
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected