Complaint #201905207,
June 16, 2019

Officer: Cristiano, Justin
Complainant: White Male, 57
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Cristiano, Justin
Complainant: White Male, 57
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Cristiano, Justin
Complainant: White Male, 57
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Cambria, Stephen
Complainant: Black Male, 47
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Cristiano, Justin White Male, 57 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Cristiano, Justin White Male, 57 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Cristiano, Justin White Male, 57 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Cambria, Stephen Black Male, 47 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Formalized Training)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Cristiano, Justin
Instructions

Cambria, Stephen
Instructions

Summary

On June 16, 2019, while returning to his home in the vicinity of West 4th Street and Charles Street in Manhattan, [redacted] interacted with an individual and, at approximately 1:43 a.m., placed a call to 911. Numerous officers, including PO Justin Cristiano and PO Stephen Cambria of the 6th Precinct, responded to the location. PO Cristiano allegedly used physical force against [redacted] (Allegation A -Force: Physical force, [redacted]). PO Cristiano used profanity towards [redacted] (Allegation B -Discourtesy: Word, [redacted]). [redacted] was transported to Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan for a psychiatric evaluation (Allegation C -Abuse of Authority: Forcible removal to hospital, [redacted]). As PO Cristiano and [redacted] interacted, PO Cambria used profanity towards [redacted] (Allegation D -Discourtesy: Word, [redacted]). [redacted] was not arrested or issued a summons as a result of this incident, and [redacted] was arrested and charged with [redacted] (Board Review 01). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 16, 2019
Closed: December 12, 2019

Reason for contact: Aided case
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 6th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Kachun Cheung, Patrick Defonzo, Keith Luk, Jonathan Oliveras, James Shouldis, Charles Starling
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected