Complaint #201902884,
April 1, 2019

Officer: Collins, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Iorio, Francesco
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
NYPD Disposition: Instructions
Officer: Iorio, Francesco
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Officer: Gambino, Vincent
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Gambino, Vincent
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gambino, Vincent
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Gambino, Vincent
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Gambino, Vincent
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Collins, Sean Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Iorio, Francesco Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
NYPD Disposition: Instructions
Iorio, Francesco Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Formalized Training)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Gambino, Vincent Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Gambino, Vincent Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device Unsubstantiated
Gambino, Vincent Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Gambino, Vincent Male Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Gambino, Vincent Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalties

Collins, Sean
Command Discipline - A

Gambino, Vincent
Command Discipline - A

Iorio, Francesco
Formalized Training

Summary

On April 1, 2019, at approximately 11:00 p.m., [redacted] was double parked on Blake Avenue, between Fountain Avenue and Logan Street, in Brooklyn. Shortly after driving away from the location, PO Sean Collins, PO Francesco Iorio, and PO Vincent Gambino, all of the 75th Precinct, pulled [redacted] over at the intersection of Logan Street and Sutter Avenue. [redacted] began filming the incident on his cell phone, which was mounted on the dashboard of his vehicle. PO Iorio asked [redacted] to exit the vehicle and frisked him (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Gambino asked [redacted]'s friend, [redacted] to exit from the passenger seat of the vehicle and frisked him (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Gambino searched [redacted]'s vehicle (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). While searching the vehicle, PO Gambino stopped the recording on [redacted]'s phone (Allegations D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). After stopping the recording, PO Gambino deleted the video from [redacted]'s phone (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] requested that PO Collins give him a business card, but he did not provide one (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Iorio and PO Gambino did not provide business cards to [redacted] (Allegations G and H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). The officers did not issue any summonses or make any arrests. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 1, 2019
Received: April 3, 2019
Closed: January 27, 2020

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected