Complaint #201909596,
October 25, 2019

Officer: Smith, Thomas
Complainant: Female
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Smith, Thomas
Complainant: Female
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Smith, Thomas
Complainant: Female
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Smith, Thomas
Complainant: Female
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Smith, Thomas Female Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Smith, Thomas Female Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Smith, Thomas Female Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Smith, Thomas Female Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalty

Smith, Thomas
Command Discipline - A
Command Discipline - A (Vacation: 0.50 days)

Summary

On October 25th, 2019, [redacted] accused [redacted] of stealing three hundred dollars from an ATM machine he had been using at a Bank of America in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. [redacted] called 911, and Police Officers Stephani Santiago and David Giza of the 68th Precinct responded. PO Giza and PO Santiago determined that [redacted] did not actually see [redacted] steal his money, that there were no witnesses to the crime, and that surveillance footage from the bank could not be accessed. Police Officer Thomas Smith and Sergeant Joseph Corrado of the 68th Precinct then responded to the bank. PO Smith threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Threat of Arrest, substantiated) and stopped [redacted] from leaving the bank (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Stop, substantiated). PO Smith placed his hand on [redacted]'s shoulder and, allegedly, repeatedly tapped [redacted]'s shoulder (Allegation C: Discourtesy – Action, unsubstantiated), and at some point allegedly pushed [redacted] into a chair (Allegation D: Force, unsubstantiated).
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Details

Incident: October 25, 2019
Received: November 4, 2019
Closed: July 16, 2020

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 68th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Joseph Corrado, David Giza, Stephani Santiago
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected