Complaint #202001855,
February 22, 2020

Officer: Cardieri, Nicholas
Complainant: Black Female, 45-49
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cardieri, Nicholas
Complainant: Black Female, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cardieri, Nicholas
Complainant: Black Female, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Cardieri, Nicholas Black Female, 45-49 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Cardieri, Nicholas Black Female, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Cardieri, Nicholas Black Female, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest 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.
'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

Cardieri, Nicholas
Formalized Training

Summary

On February 22, 2020, at approximately 12:40 a.m., in the vicinity of [redacted] in Brooklyn, [redacted] got into a verbal dispute with an unidentified neighbor outside of his home. [redacted]'s brother, [redacted] was involved in the dispute, and another neighbor, [redacted] witnessed the incident. Both [redacted] and the unidentified neighbor called 911 and reported that the other had a weapon. Numerous officers from the 67th Precinct responded to the scene, including Police Officer Nicholas Cardieri. The officers separated the parties, and eventually it became clear that the incident would not result in any enforcement action. Near the conclusion of the incident, PO Cardieri allegedly told [redacted] "I'm gonna fuck you up" (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted]; Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Cardieri threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 22, 2020
Received: March 5, 2020
Closed: February 28, 2022

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Diana Carrillo, Ethan Chan, David Goldman, Matthew Kelly, Hans Lazo, Ramon Lopez, Konstantin Nuksha, Vito Poliseno, Jacqueline Vista, Delaney Warner, David Yusim
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected