Complaint #201908421,
September 13, 2019

Officer: Vaccaro, James
Complainant: Female, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Vaccaro, James
Complainant: Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cumbo, Taylor
Complainant: Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Vaccaro, James Female, 39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Vaccaro, James Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Cumbo, Taylor Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest 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.
'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 September 13, 2019, [redacted] was involved in a motor vehicle collision. PO Taylor Cumbo and PO James Vaccaro of the 112th Precinct responded to the scene and called for a tow truck. Due to a dispute that [redacted] had with the tow truck driver, [redacted] refused to give the tow truck driver the keys to his vehicle. PO Cumbo and PO Vaccaro both told [redacted] that he could be arrested (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] 1). Shortly afterwards, [redacted]'s wife, [redacted] arrived on scene and spoke with the officers. [redacted] allegedly asked PO Vaccaro for his shield number, and PO Vaccaro allegedly replied, "Oh great. Now she wants our shield numbers" and did not provide his shield number (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 13, 2019
Received: September 22, 2019
Closed: April 28, 2020

Reason for contact: Traffic accident
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 112th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected