Complaint #201901208,
February 6, 2019

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Dominicci, Robert
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Castaldo, Daniel
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Johnson, Eric
Complainant: Black Female, 16
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Innocente, Joseph
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Female, 15-17 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Dominicci, Robert Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Castaldo, Daniel Force: Pepper spray Unsubstantiated
Johnson, Eric Black Female, 16 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 15-17 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Female, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Innocente, Joseph Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 15-17 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 February 6, 2019, at approximately 3:00 p.m., officers from the 120th Precinct and Patrol Borough Staten Island (PBSI) Ferry Unit and possibly officers from other commands responded to a large group of students fighting at the [redacted] in Staten Island. As the officers attempted to disperse the crowd, officers allegedly took [redacted] to the ground and kicked her (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]; Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). Once officers handcuffed [redacted], an officer allegedly told [redacted] "Shut the fuck up" (Allegation C: Discourtesy, [redacted]).
During the incident, PO Eric Johnson of the 120th Precinct and other officer(s) pushed [redacted] to the ground, brought her to a police vehicle, and then handcuffed her (Allegation D: Force, [redacted]; Allegation E: Force, [redacted]).
As the officers were performing crowd control, PO Joseph Innocente of the 120th Precinct pushed [redacted] (Allegation F: Force, [redacted]).
At some point, PO Castaldo discharged pepper spray towards a crowd of individuals and PO Dominicci kneed [redacted] (Allegation G: Force, [redacted]; Allegation H: Force, [redacted]).
[redacted] and [redacted] were arrested during the incident (Board Review 17-21). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 6, 2019
Received: February 8, 2019
Closed: December 12, 2019

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 120th Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Raychel Campanellarivera, Alexander Deguzman, Paul Lantieri, Shane Mathai, Christopher Rinelli, Frank Vega, Stanislav Zubyk
Video evidence collected