Complaint #201908809,
September 26, 2019

Officer: Defilippo, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Acosta, Joshua
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Acosta, Joshua
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Acosta, Joshua
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Defilippo, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Defilippo, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Acosta, Joshua
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Defilippo, Michael Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Acosta, Joshua Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Acosta, Joshua Black Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Acosta, Joshua Black Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Defilippo, Michael Black Male, 54 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Defilippo, Michael Black Male, 54 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Acosta, Joshua Black Male, 37 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded

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

Acosta, Joshua
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Defilippo, Michael
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On September 26, 2019, at approximately 1 p.m., Police Officers Joshua Acosta and Michael DeFilippo from the 79th Precinct entered [redacted] in Brooklyn (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Acosta and PO DeFilippo pointed their Tasers at [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegations C and D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]), and frisked them, respectively (Allegations E and F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Acosta spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation G: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 26, 2019
Received: October 8, 2019
Closed: July 14, 2020

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 79th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Harold Hernandez, Alex Morocho
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected