Complaint #201900757,
December 20, 2018

Officer: Zaranis, John
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lamatina, John
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lamatina, John
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lamatina, John
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lamatina, John
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lamatina, John
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gallagher, Daniel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lamatina, John
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Zaranis, John
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gallagher, Daniel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Gallagher, Daniel
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lamatina, John
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Zaranis, John Hispanic Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device Unsubstantiated
Lamatina, John Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Unsubstantiated
Lamatina, John Hispanic Male, 26 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Lamatina, John Hispanic Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unsubstantiated
Lamatina, John Hispanic Male, 26 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Lamatina, John Hispanic Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device Unsubstantiated
Gallagher, Daniel Hispanic Male, 26 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Lamatina, John Hispanic Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Zaranis, John Hispanic Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Gallagher, Daniel Hispanic Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Officer(s) Unidentified
Gallagher, Daniel Male Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Lamatina, John Hispanic Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop 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 December 20, 2018, at approximately 1:45 a.m., Detective John Lamatina and Detective Christopher Defeo, both of the Staten Island Auto Crime Unit, pulled over [redacted] tow truck at the intersection of [redacted] in Staten Island. Det. Lamatina stopped the vehicle in which [redacted] and [redacted] were occupants (Allegation A - Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Det. Lamatina allegedly drew his gun (Allegation B - Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Det. Lamatina allegedly pulled [redacted] out of his vehicle (Allegation C – Force, [redacted]). Det. Lamatina placed [redacted] under arrest for grand larceny auto. After rear handcuffing [redacted], Det. Lamatina allegedly grabbed the chain connecting the handcuffs and pulled it upwards, lifting [redacted] arms and causing pain to his left collarbone and allegedly applied pressure to [redacted] face (subsumed into Allegation C). At the intersection of [redacted], Det. Lamatina allegedly strip-searched [redacted] (Allegation D– Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sergeant Daniel Gallagher and Detective John Zaranis, also of the Staten Island Auto Crime Unit, arrived in a vehicle. Det. Lamatina allegedly ordered [redacted] to unlock his cell phone, which [redacted] refused to do (Allegation E – Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Det. Lamatina allegedly said to [redacted] "Shut the fucking truck off," "I do whatever the fuck I want," "Shut the fuck up," "Don't fucking worry about it," and "Get in the fucking car now." (Allegation F – Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] requested shield numbers from Det. Lamatina, Det. Zaranis, Sgt. Gallagher, and an unidentified additional officer, and the officers allegedly refused to provide the requested information (Allegations G, H, and I – Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). (Allegation J – Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Gallagher allegedly replied, "We don't have to fucking give you that" (Allegation K – Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] requested Sgt. Gallagher's shield number and he refused to provide the requested... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 20, 2018
Received: January 24, 2019
Closed: August 1, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 120th Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Christopher Defeo
Video evidence collected