Complaint #202000121,
January 2, 2020

Officer: Carlucci, Christopher
Complainant: Asian Male, 85
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Lamneck, John
Complainant: Asian Male, 85
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Carlucci, Christopher
Complainant: Asian Male, 85
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Lamneck, John
Complainant: Asian Male, 85
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Lamneck, John
Complainant: Asian Male, 85
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Lamneck, John
Complainant: Asian Male, 85
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Carlucci, Christopher Asian Male, 85 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Lamneck, John Asian Male, 85 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Carlucci, Christopher Asian Male, 85 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Lamneck, John Asian Male, 85 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Lamneck, John Asian Male, 85 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Lamneck, John Asian Male, 85 Discourtesy: Word 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.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Carlucci, Christopher
Command Discipline - A

Lamneck, John
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On January 2, 2020, at approximately 4 p.m., [redacted] was taking a walk, when he stopped in front of [redacted] in Manhattan to look through the recycling that was being placed on the sidewalk by the superintendent, [redacted] approached the recycling bags, with the intention of looking through them, when the superintendent told him that he could not look through the bags and that he should go home. [redacted] refused and, after a back and forth with the superintendent, she called the police. Two officers, Police Officer John Lamneck and Police Officer Christopher Carlucci—both of the 17th Precinct, arrived on scene. PO Lamneck and PO Carlucci approached [redacted] who began screaming at them. After a few seconds of their arrival, both officers used physical force against [redacted] in order to place him in handcuffs (Allegations A and B-Force: Physical Force, [redacted]. A struggle ensued, where PO Lamneck was giving [redacted] commands, among which he told him to stop "fucking with [him]" and that he was "fucking sick of [his] shit" (Allegation C-Discourtesy: Word, [redacted].
PO Lamneck called an ambulance for an emotionally disturbed person (EDP). While waiting for the ambulance, PO Lamneck and PO Carlucci were on either side of [redacted] holding him in place. [redacted] continuously shouted, at which point PO Lamneck told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up" and "I don't understand what the fuck you are saying" (Allegation D-Discourtesy: Word, [redacted])
After at least five minutes, the ambulance arrived. PO Lamneck and PO Carlucci escorted [redacted] into the ambulance and strapped him into the stretcher. PO Carlucci called [redacted] s daughter, who spoke to an unidentified EMT regarding [redacted] Is medical history. PO Lamneck remained in the ambulance with [redacted] while PO Carlucci escorted the ambulance to [redacted] Hospital in his marked police vehicle (Allegations E and F- Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to the Hospital, [redacted]) Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 2, 2020
Received: January 6, 2020
Closed: January 19, 2021

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 17th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Anthony Castrillon, Brian Prestigiacomo
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected