Complaint #201909547,
October 31, 2019

Summary

On October 31, 2019, at approximately 8:26 p.m., Lieutenant John Dasaro and Police Officer Christopher Digioia, then assigned to the 76th Precinct, attempted to stop a large group of teenagers at Court Street and Butler Street in Brooklyn, including [redacted] and [redacted] whom they suspected had been involved in a robbery. The majority of the group fled, including [redacted] and [redacted] and multiple foot pursuits ensued (Allegations A-C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegations D-E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Police Officer Christopher Brower, also of the 76th Precinct, struck [redacted] with his vehicle (Allegation F: Force, [redacted]). An officer allegedly struck [redacted] and an unknown individual with his vehicle (Allegations G-H: Force, [redacted]). Lt. Dasaro allegedly told [redacted] "Stop before I shoot," and then stopped him at gun point (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation J: Force, [redacted]). Lt. Dasaro told [redacted] "Get on the fucking floor," "Show me your fucking hands," "Turn the fuck around," and "Shut the fuck up" (Allegation K: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Digioia told [redacted] "Turn the fuck around, give me your fucking hands," "Put your fucking hands behind your back," and "You're as dumb as the rest of your friends" (Allegation L: Discourtesy, [redacted]). An officer allegedly pointed his gun at a teen known only as [redacted] (Allegation M: Force, [redacted]). Sergeant Jesse Ankele of the 76th Precinct pursued [redacted] and [redacted] and was assisted by Sergeant Andrew Dickson, Police Officer Shingru Wang, and Police Officer Michael Kutny, all of the 76th Precinct. PO Wang allegedly took [redacted] to the ground (Allegation N: Force, [redacted]) and then handcuffed him. PO Wang frisked [redacted] and then cut his backpack with a knife to remove it from his person (Allegations O-P: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
Officers led [redacted], [redacted] and [redacted] back to Court Street and Butler Street, where they were held with [redacted] and... Read report for details.