Complaint #202002179,
March 6, 2020

Officer: Bongiorno, Jeffrey
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Bongiorno, Jeffrey
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Bongiorno, Jeffrey Hispanic Male, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Bongiorno, Jeffrey Hispanic Male, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number 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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Bongiorno, Jeffrey
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On March 6, 2020, at approximately 3:20 a.m., near the intersection of Barlow Avenue and Wainwright Avenue in Staten Island, PO Jeffrey Bongiorno and PO Nicolas Gentile, of Highway Traffic Patrol, stopped and issued [redacted] a speeding summons. As PO Bongiorno was leaving the scene, [redacted] requested his name and shield number. PO Bongiorno went back to his vehicle and did not respond. [redacted] exited his vehicle and asked PO Bongiorno for his name and shield number three more times. From inside the patrol vehicle, PO Gentile used his loudspeaker to tell [redacted] to get back into his vehicle. [redacted] complied. PO Bongiorno allegedly did not provide his name or provide his shield number (Allegation A and B: Abuse of Authority; [redacted]).
PO Gentile did not make any memo book entries regarding this incident (Allegation C: [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 6, 2020
Received: March 17, 2020
Closed: February 28, 2022

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected