Complaint #201911100,
December 29, 2019

Officer: Silla, Thomas
Complainant: Male, 52
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Silla, Thomas
Complainant: White Female, 17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Demeanor/tone
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Silla, Thomas
Complainant: Male, 52
Allegation: Discourtesy: Demeanor/tone
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Silla, Thomas Male, 52 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Silla, Thomas White Female, 17 Discourtesy: Demeanor/tone Unsubstantiated
Silla, Thomas Male, 52 Discourtesy: Demeanor/tone Unsubstantiated

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

On December 29, 2019, at approximately 1:30 PM, across the street from his home at [redacted] in Brooklyn, [redacted] was involved in a dispute with another driver, [redacted], over a parking space, in which [redacted] acknowledged tapping the front of [redacted]'s vehicle but causing no damage. [redacted] called 911 to report the accident.
Police Officer Thomas Silla and Police Officer Christian Chochorowski, both of the 62nd Precinct, responded. PO Silla spoke with [redacted] and his passengers while PO Chochorowski spoke to [redacted]. While talking to the officers, [redacted]'s daughter, [redacted] became very upset and began to shed tears, allegedly causing PO Silla to say he was happy that he made [redacted] cry (Allegation A – Discourtesy: [redacted]). PO Silla also allegedly told [redacted] to wipe the smile off his face before he altered the accident report to make it worse for him (Allegation B – Discourtesy: [redacted]). PO Silla then threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation C – Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 29, 2019
Closed: December 22, 2020

Reason for contact: Traffic accident
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 62nd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Christian Chochorowski
Video evidence collected