Complaint #201907186,
August 13, 2019

Officer: Caccavale, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Caccavale, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Caccavale, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Caccavale, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Melendez, Kenneth
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Caccavale, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Caccavale, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Caccavale, Michael Black Male, 22 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Caccavale, Michael Black Male, 22 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Caccavale, Michael Black Male, 22 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Caccavale, Michael Black Male, 22 Offensive Language: Gender Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Melendez, Kenneth Black Male, 22 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Caccavale, Michael Black Male, 22 Discourtesy: Word Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Officer(s) Unidentified
Caccavale, Michael Black Male, 22 Force: Physical force Exonerated

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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Caccavale, Michael
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 10 days)

Melendez, Kenneth
Command Discipline - A
Command Discipline - A (Vacation: 1 day)

Summary

On August 13, 2019, at approximately 1:00 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] were at the 90th Precinct stationhouse at 211 Union Avenue in Brooklyn, to file criminal complaint reports, wherein [redacted] and Sergeant Kitwane Lewis of the 90th Precinct, engaged in verbal altercation. As the altercation escalated, Detective Michael Caccavale of the 90th Precinct Detective Squad, approached [redacted] grabbed and escorted him from the stationhouse, and told him to "get the fuck outta here" (Allegation A: Force-Physical Force, [redacted]; Allegation B: Discourtesy-Word, [redacted]). [redacted] and [redacted] remained outside the stationhouse, until Det. Caccavale, Sgt. Lewis, and Police Officer Kenneth Melendez of the 90th Precinct, exited and approached. Det. Caccavale pushed [redacted] from behind a few times (Allegation C: Force-Physical Force, [redacted]), before PO Melendez and Sgt. Lewis handcuffed him. While handcuffing him, PO Melendez told [redacted] that he is "not a fucking tough guy" (Allegation D: Discourtesy-Word, [redacted]), and an officer told [redacted] to back up or she would be "the next one going" (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority-Threat of Arrest, [redacted]).
In front of the desk within the 90th Precinct stationhouse, Det. Caccavale told [redacted] "you're not trying to get your dick sucked now, right? Lucky you didn't get the shit knocked outta you. You're a bitch. A fucking bitch" (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority-Threat of Physical Force, [redacted]; Allegation G: Discourtesy-Word, [redacted]; Allegation H: Offensive Language-Gender, [redacted]). [redacted] was charged with criminal trespassing. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 13, 2019
Closed: August 18, 2020

Reason for contact: C/V at PCT to file complaint of crime
Location: Police building
In NYPD 90th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Robert Alimena, Kitwane Lewis, Tejinder Singh
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected