| Officer: | Gulotta, Anthony |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Substantiated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Geyer, Michael |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 34 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Gulotta, Anthony |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| NYPD Disposition: | Command Discipline - A |
| Officer: | Gulotta, Anthony |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Exonerated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| NYPD Disposition: | No Disciplinary Action-DUP |
| Officer: | Geyer, Michael |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Photography/Videography |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Palermo, Daniel |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 34 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Gulotta, Anthony |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Board Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulotta, Anthony | Black Male, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Unsubstantiated |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated | |||
| Geyer, Michael | Black Male, 34 | Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording | Exonerated |
| Gulotta, Anthony | Black Male, 27 | Discourtesy: Word | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A | |||
| Gulotta, Anthony | Black Male, 27 | Force: Physical force | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated | |||
| NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP | |||
| Geyer, Michael | Black Male, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Photography/Videography | Exonerated |
| Palermo, Daniel | Black Male, 34 | Abuse of Authority: Other | Exonerated |
| Gulotta, Anthony | Black Male, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
On February 11th, 2019, at around 11:00am, [redacted] and [redacted] were pulled over near the intersection of 91st Avenue and Springfield Boulevard in Queens by Police Officer Sean Cox and Police Officer William Hespeler, both of the 105th Precinct. [redacted] who was driving, refused to provide his license or registration. PO Cox stated that he smelled marijuana and instructed [redacted] to exit his vehicle. [redacted] refused and PO Cox and PO Hespeler requested back-up. Police Officer Andrew Viscusi, Police Officer Michael Geyer, Sergeant Daniel Palermo, and Lieutenant Anthony Gulotta, all of the 105th Precinct, responded.
During this stop, PO Geyer took a photograph of [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Lieutenant Gulotta then ordered PO Cox, PO Hespeler, PO Viscusi, and Sgt. Palermo to remove [redacted] from his vehicle (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). As [redacted] was being handcuffed, Lieutenant Gulotta cycled his taser and told [redacted] "You're gonna get tased" (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Lieutenant Gulotta stood on [redacted]'s hand (Allegation B continued).
After [redacted] was handcuffed, Lieutenant Gulotta told him, "no one gives a shit about your record" and "get the fuck in the marked car" (Allegation D: Discourtesy, [redacted]). After [redacted] was arrested, PO Geyer instructed [redacted] to exit the vehicle. [redacted] complied and PO Geyer allegedly interfered with his use of a recording device (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
Officers transported [redacted]'s vehicle to the 105th Precinct (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] was also taken back to the 105th Precinct while officers investigated the ownership of the vehicle and was ultimately released with a summons for possession of marijuana (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
Case #202003691 was generated to separately handle the allegations falling under the RTKA, which implicates NYPD training. As such, these allegations will not be...
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