Complaint #201910825,
December 3, 2019

Officer: Castillo, Carlos
Complainant: Male, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Feliz, Michael
Complainant: Male, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Castillo, Carlos Male, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Feliz, Michael Male, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

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

Feliz, Michael
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On December 3, 2020, at approximately 6:27 PM, Police Officer Michael Feliz and Police Officer Peter Montalbano of the 32 Precinct arrived at [redacted] in Manhattan. PO Montalbano and PO Feliz entered the building to investigate a dispute between [redacted] and [redacted]. [redacted] and [redacted] held the keys to the building and claimed to be [redacted]'s vice president. [redacted] and [redacted] disputed [redacted]'s ownership of the keys to the building and right to the premises. PO Feliz took the keys from [redacted]'s hand and gave it to [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Seizure of Property, [redacted]). Later that night, [redacted] arrived at the 32 Precinct stationhouse to file a complaint against PO Feliz and PO Montalbano. Police Officer Carlos Castillo met [redacted] at the front entrance of the stationhouse. [redacted] asked PO Castillo for his shield number. PO Castillo allegedly did not provide his shield number to [redacted] (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to provide shield number, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 3, 2019
Received: December 18, 2019
Closed: December 21, 2021

Reason for contact: C/V at PCT to obtain information
Location: Police building
In NYPD 32nd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Peter Montalbano
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected