Complaint #201904155,
May 8, 2019

Officer: Glover, Ebony
Complainant: Black Female, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Glover, Ebony
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Glover, Ebony
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Maratea, Giancarlo
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Melfa, Salvatore
Complainant: Black Female, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Maratea, Giancarlo
Complainant: Black Female, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Maratea, Giancarlo
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Maratea, Giancarlo
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Maratea, Giancarlo
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Maratea, Giancarlo
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Glover, Ebony Black Female, 15-17 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Glover, Ebony Black Male, 15-17 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Glover, Ebony Black Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Exonerated
Maratea, Giancarlo Black Male, 15-17 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Melfa, Salvatore Black Female, 15-17 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Maratea, Giancarlo Black Female, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Maratea, Giancarlo Black Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Maratea, Giancarlo Black Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Maratea, Giancarlo Black Male, 15-17 Force: Chokehold Unsubstantiated
Maratea, Giancarlo Black Male, 15-17 Force: Restricted Breathing Unsubstantiated

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.
'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 May 8, 2019, at approximately 3:20 p.m., [redacted] and their-year-old schoolmate [redacted] were in a large group of students that gathered at [redacted], a public plaza at [redacted] in Staten Island, to watch a fight between other students. Police Officer Ebony Glover of the 120th Precinct attempted to issue a summons to [redacted] for smoking marijuana, but [redacted] walked away while carrying [redacted] backpack, and Police Officer Glover called for backup. Officers attempted to place [redacted] under arrest, and a struggle ensued over [redacted]'s backpack. [redacted] attempted to grab her backpack from Police Officer Glover, who then punched [redacted]'s hand as it gripped the backpack (Allegation A – Force: Physical Force, [redacted]). [redacted] placed his hand over [redacted]'s, and Police Officer Glover punched [redacted]'s hand and face (Allegation B Force: Physical Force, [redacted]). Police Officer Glover used profanities during this struggle (Allegation C – Discourtesy: Word, [redacted]). Police Officer Giancarlo Maratea allegedly pushed [redacted] against a fence (Allegation D – Force: Physical Force, [redacted]). Police Officer Maratea then allegedly punched [redacted] in his face three times and brought him to the ground (within Allegation D), and then allegedly stepped on the back of [redacted]'s neck (Allegation E – Force: Chokehold, Allegation F – Force: Restricted Breathing; [redacted]). Police Officer Melfa grabbed [redacted]'s arm, and [redacted] kicked him in his knee. Police Officer Melfa then allegedly punched [redacted] in her face and brought her to the ground (Allegation G – Force: Physical Fore, [redacted]).
[redacted] and [redacted] were arrested and taken to the 120th Precinct stationhouse. At the stationhouse, [redacted] asked Police Officer Maratea what happened to his bandaged hand, and he allegedly replied, "One of you idiots did this to me." (Allegation H – Discourtesy: Word, [redacted]). [redacted] asked Police Officer Maratea if he punched her in the face, and he... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 8, 2019
Received: May 14, 2019
Closed: May 26, 2021

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

Witness Officers: Yekaterina Acosta, Mario Avenoso, Gabrielle Bourgelais, Timothy Chi, William Dawson, Mary Gillespie, Eric Johnson, Cole Lee, Steven Lopez, Christopher Macpherson, Daniel Magee, Sean Mchugh, Joseph Pascone, Andrew Pereiro, Cory Pilzer, Joseph Schneider, Vanessa Sherlock, Jonvincent Testaccio, Estefanie Vazquezcontreras
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected