Complaint #201911039,
December 28, 2019

Officer: Leonardo, Erik
Complainant: White Female, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Leonardo, Erik
Complainant: Age 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Leonardo, Erik
Complainant: Age 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Leonardo, Erik
Complainant: Age 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Leonardo, Erik
Complainant: White Female, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Leonardo, Erik
Complainant: Age 21-24
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Leonardo, Erik
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Leonardo, Erik
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Leonardo, Erik
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Leonardo, Erik
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Leonardo, Erik
Complainant: Age 21-24
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Leonardo, Erik White Female, 35-39 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Leonardo, Erik Age 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Leonardo, Erik Age 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Leonardo, Erik Age 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Leonardo, Erik White Female, 35-39 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Leonardo, Erik Age 21-24 Force: Hit against inanimate object Unfounded
Leonardo, Erik Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Leonardo, Erik Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Leonardo, Erik Offensive Language: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Leonardo, Erik Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Leonardo, Erik Age 21-24 Offensive Language: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

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.


Penalty

Leonardo, Erik
Forfeit vacation 15 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, December 20, 2023
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 15 days

Summary

On December 28, 2019, at approximately 12:32 p.m. undomiciled individuals [redacted] and [redacted] were in front of 2101 Broadway in Manhattan. PO Erik Leonardo and PO Joffrey Cordero of the 20th Precinct were directed to go to West 73rd Street and Broadway because of ongoing issues with [redacted] and his associates, calls about homeless encampments, and individuals yelling. [redacted] also stood near [redacted] and [redacted]. PO Leonardo told [redacted] "I don't give a fuck" and "What the fuck as you going to do?" (Allegation A: Discourtesy - [redacted]). Following a verbal interaction, PO Leonardo told [redacted] that if he continued to curse and make a scene he would lock his "ass up for disorderly conduct" (within Allegation A). PO Leonardo told [redacted] that he could say "asshole," but could not make a scene like the way he was saying "fuck you" and threatening to shoot him (within Allegation A). PO Leonardo stood in front of [redacted] and said, "These fucking guys" to himself (within Allegation A). PO Leonardo told [redacted] "I'm going to beat your fucking ass. You're talking shit" (within Allegation A and Allegation B: Abuse of Authority - [redacted]). PO Leonardo called [redacted] and [redacted] a "fucking bum" and a "dirty bum" (within Allegation A, Allegation C, and D: Offensive Language - [redacted] and Allegation E: Discourtesy - [redacted]).
PO Leonardo then allegedly slammed [redacted] against the side of a police vehicle (Allegation F: Force - [redacted]) and said, "Turn around you fucking dirty bag of shit. You talk shit motherfucker," and called him a "fucking asshole" (within Allegation A). [redacted] walked away while PO Leonardo handcuffed [redacted]. PO Leonardo then asked some civilians where [redacted] was and then said, "Now he left. He's not talking shit anymore" (within Allegation A). PO Leonardo later told [redacted] in a fan off-camera he saw that he [PO Leonardo] was not "fucking around" (within Allegation A). PO Leonardo looked down the sidewalk and shouted in the direction... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 28, 2019
Closed: January 21, 2022

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 20th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Joffrey Cordero
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected