Complaint #201900455,
January 6, 2019

Officer: Aquilino, Anthony
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Demeo, Joseph
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Aquilino, Anthony
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Demeo, Joseph
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Fackovec, Bernadette
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Berardi, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Berardi, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Fackovec, Bernadette
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Aquilino, Anthony Hispanic Female, 41 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Demeo, Joseph Hispanic Female, 41 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Aquilino, Anthony Hispanic Female, 41 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Demeo, Joseph Hispanic Female, 41 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Fackovec, Bernadette Hispanic Female, 41 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Berardi, Michael Hispanic Female, 41 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Female, 40-44 Discourtesy: Action Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Berardi, Michael Hispanic Female, 41 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Fackovec, Bernadette Hispanic Female, 41 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises 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.
'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 January 6, 2019, at about 2:18 p.m., at [redacted] in Queens, [redacted] became involved in a dispute with her daughter, [redacted] and refused to allow [redacted] to enter [redacted]'s apartment. PO Anthony Aquilino, PO Joseph Demeo, PO Michael Berardi, and PO Bernadette Kachmar of the 101st Precinct responded to the location. An officer allegedly kicked the apartment door repeatedly (Allegation A: Discourtesy: [redacted]). PO Aquilino, PO Demeo, PO Berardi, and PO Kachmar entered the apartment (Allegations B-E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Aquilino, PO Demeo, PO Berardi, and PO Kachmar allegedly refused to provide their names to [redacted] (Allegations F-I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). An officer allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation J: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). An officer allegedly damaged [redacted]'s property (Allegation K: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 6, 2019
Received: January 16, 2019
Closed: April 27, 2020

Reason for contact: Report-domestic dispute
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 101st Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued