Complaint #201907308,
July 24, 2019

Officer: Taccetta, Anthony
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Taccetta, Anthony
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Taccetta, Anthony
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Errico, John
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 48
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Taccetta, Anthony
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Errico, John
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Aliberti, Frank
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Redmond, Thomas
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Giallanza, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Rodriguez, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Taccetta, Anthony Hispanic Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Exonerated
Taccetta, Anthony Hispanic Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Exonerated
Taccetta, Anthony Hispanic Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Unsubstantiated
Errico, John Hispanic Male, 48 Force: Other Unfounded
Taccetta, Anthony Hispanic Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Errico, John Hispanic Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Aliberti, Frank Hispanic Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Redmond, Thomas Hispanic Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Giallanza, Michael Hispanic Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Rodriguez, Pedro Hispanic Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search 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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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

At approximately 11:50 p.m. on July 24, 2019, [redacted] was driving on 45th Street and 6th Avenue in Brooklyn, when he was pulled over by Police Officer John Errico and Police Officer Frank Aliberti, both of the 72nd Precinct because of illegally tinted windows. [redacted] gave the officers his license and registration, which they took back to their car to perform checks on. After seeing [redacted]'s past arrests, the officers called for backup and Police Officer Anthony Taccetta and Sergeant Thomas Redmond, also of the 72nd Precinct, responded to the location. The four officers approached [redacted]'s car and, after [redacted] refused repeated requests for him to exit his car, PO Taccetta took out his Taser and told [redacted] he was under arrest and would Tase him if he did not get out of the car (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority: Threat of Force: [redacted] got out of his car and PO Taccetta placed him in handcuffs. PO Errico then frisked and searched [redacted] and allegedly pulled [redacted]'s shorts up high enough on his torso that it caused [redacted] pain (Allegation B: Force: Physical Force: [redacted] PO Taccetta then went into the driver's seat of [redacted]'s car and turned off his cell phone, which was recording the interaction (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording device: [redacted] PO Taccetta drove [redacted] back to the 72nd Precinct stationhouse, where he was placed in a cell for approximately an hour before being released with a summons for tinted windows (Board Review 01).
On the morning of July 25, 2019, at approximately 12:30 a.m., at the 72nd Precinct stationhouse, PO Taccetta, PO Errico, PO Aliberti, Sgt. Redmond, and two additional 72nd Precinct officers-Police Officer Michael Giallanza and Police Officer Pedro Rodriguez-conducted an inventory search of [redacted]'s car (Allegation D, E, F, G, H, and I: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search: [redacted] When [redacted] returned to his car, he went through his wallet and discovered that a PBA card and a New York... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 24, 2019
Received: August 16, 2019
Closed: April 9, 2021

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 72nd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Emanuel Iskhakov
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected