Complaint #201908979,
October 11, 2019

Officer: Giaquinto, Vincent
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Giaquinto, Vincent
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Drozdspidle, Elizabeth
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Drozdspidle, Elizabeth
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Giaquinto, Vincent
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Giaquinto, Vincent
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Drozdspidle, Elizabeth
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Giaquinto, Vincent Black Male, 30 Force: Gun Pointed Exonerated
Giaquinto, Vincent Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Drozdspidle, Elizabeth Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Drozdspidle, Elizabeth Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Giaquinto, Vincent Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Giaquinto, Vincent Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Exonerated
Drozdspidle, Elizabeth Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property 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

At approximately 7:51 p.m. on October 11, 2019, Police Officer Elizabeth Drozd-Spidle and Police Officer Vincent Giaquinto of the 61st Precinct pulled [redacted] over in front of 2137 Knapp Street in Brooklyn and accused him of speeding and of creating unreasonable noise with his vehicle. When Police Officer Giaquinto asked [redacted] to produce his driver's license, vehicle registration and proof of insurance, [redacted] started looking around the interior of his vehicle for the documents. While doing so, he opened his center console, which contained two folding knives. Police Officer Giaquinto asked [redacted] to exit his vehicle. Once [redacted] got out, Police Officer Drozd-Spidle reached into the vehicle and removed the two knives (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Vehicle search, [redacted]) then reached towards his pockets to take out his phone. Police Officer Giaquinto drew and allegedly pointed his gun at [redacted] (Allegation B: Force – Gun pointed, [redacted]). He put his gun away when he saw that [redacted] was only reaching for his phone. [redacted] was ultimately unable to produce identification at the scene of the stop, so he was handcuffed and taken into custody. Police Officer Giaquinto allegedly damaged [redacted] Is watch while applying the handcuffs (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority – Property damage, [redacted]).
Officers also took custody of [redacted] s vehicle and transported it to the 61st Precinct stationhouse (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority – Seizure of property, [redacted]). There, Police Officer Drozd-Spidle and Police Officer Giaquinto conducted a full search of the vehicle (Allegations F and G: Abuse of Authority – Vehicle search, [redacted]). They recovered a replica revolver from the vehicle. [redacted] was ultimately charged with [redacted] (Board Review #01).
[redacted] alleged that officers seized a case of bottled water that he carried in his vehicle and subsequently consumed it themselves rather than returning it to him. An IAB spin-off, CCRB [redacted] was... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 11, 2019
Received: October 13, 2019
Closed: May 15, 2020

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 61st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Dmitry Durets, James Oneill, Osman Waheed
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected