| Officer: | Gagliardi, Thomas |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Bekas, Nicholas |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Force: Vehicle |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Bekas, Nicholas |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Force: Vehicle |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Bekas, Nicholas |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Force: Vehicle |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Gagliardi, Thomas |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 20 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gagliardi, Thomas | Hispanic Male, 20 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Exonerated |
| Bekas, Nicholas | Hispanic Male, 20 | Force: Vehicle | Unsubstantiated |
| Bekas, Nicholas | Hispanic Male, 20 | Force: Vehicle | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Bekas, Nicholas | Hispanic Male, 20 | Force: Vehicle | Unsubstantiated |
| Gagliardi, Thomas | Hispanic Male, 20 | Abuse of Authority: Other | Substantiated (Charges) |
Further details on conclusions.
On December 12, 2018, at approximately 12:00 p.m. [redacted] was driving a gray 2005 Jaguar sedan near the dead end of Park Lane South in Queens when he encountered PO Nicholas Bekas and Sgt. Thomas Gagliardi, then both of Narcotics Borough Queens South. PO Bekas was operating an unmarked Toyota 4Runner. Sgt. Gagliardi decided to stop [redacted]'s vehicle (Allegation A- Abuse of Authority- [redacted]). PO Bekas allegedly collided with [redacted]'s vehicle on Jamaica Avenue at 80th Street (Allegation B- Force-[redacted]). [redacted] reversed his vehicle onto 80th Street, and PO Bekas collided with one of the front panels of [redacted]'s vehicle (Allegation C- Force-[redacted]). [redacted] drove towards Brooklyn on Jamaica Avenue, and Sgt. Gagliardi authorized PO Bekas to pursue [redacted] in his vehicle (Allegation D- Abuse of Authority-[redacted]). PO Bekas allegedly rear-ended [redacted]'s vehicle on Fulton Street near Grant Avenue (Allegation E- Force-[redacted]). The vehicle pursuit ended when [redacted] lost control of his vehicle and collided with a utility pole at Fulton Street and Grant Avenue.
As a result of this incident, [redacted] was arrested for assault on a police officer, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, reckless endangerment in the first degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, vehicular assault in the second degree, fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle in the second degree, criminal possession of marijuana in the fourth degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree (Board Review 01).
As a result of this incident, [redacted] sustained a right acetabular (hip socket) fracture, for [redacted] (Privileged Documents).
Many videos of this incident, from surveillance cameras in the vicinity of 80th Street and Jamaica Avenue, were provided to the CCRB after a request to IAB for their investigative case file. These videos have...
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