Complaint #202002387,
March 26, 2020

Officer: Nocerino, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Nocerino, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Nocerino, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Nocerino, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Nocerino, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Dandraia, Vincent
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dandraia, Vincent
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Nocerino, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Nocerino, Michael
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Nocerino, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Nocerino, Michael Black Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Nocerino, Michael Black Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Nocerino, Michael Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Nocerino, Michael Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Exonerated
Nocerino, Michael Black Male, 25-29 Force: Chokehold Substantiated (Charges)
Dandraia, Vincent Black Male, 25-29 Force: Chokehold Unsubstantiated
Dandraia, Vincent Black Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Nocerino, Michael Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Nocerino, Michael Black Male Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Nocerino, Michael Black Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

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.
'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.


Penalties

Nocerino, Michael
Closed: Charges not served, June 23, 2023
APU Closed: Charges not served

Dandraia, Vincent
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On March 26, 2020, at 2:57 PM, Sergeant Michael Nocerino, Police Officer Vincent Dandraia, and other officers from the 73rd Precinct responded to a report of a commercial robbery in the vicinity of [redacted] in Brooklyn. Sergeant Nocerino and Officer Dandraia began were searching for the perpetrator of a robbery. Officers arrested [redacted] for disorderly conduct, and a crowd gathered to protest his arrest. Included in the crowd were [redacted] and an unidentified male wearing a multicolored jacket and red boots. Sergeant Nocerino told the unidentified male, "Get the fuck out of here" (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted]. Sergeant Nocerino pointed his conducted energy weapon (CEW) at [redacted] (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]. Sergeant Nocerino pushed [redacted] against a car (Allegation D: Force, [redacted]. Sergeant Nocerino held [redacted] by the neck (Allegation E: Force, [redacted]). Sergeant Nocerino pushed [redacted] face-first against the vehicle , causing [redacted]s face to strike the vehicle, resulting in an injury to [redacted]s mouth (Allegation D, continued). Sergeant Nocerino said, "I should've fucking killed you" (Allegation F: Discourtesy, [redacted] (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted].
Sergeant Nocerino and Officer Dandraia handcuffed [redacted] and walked him to a police vehicle. Sergeant Nocerino pushed [redacted] into a sitting position on the sidewalk (Allegation H: Force, [redacted]. PO Dandraia grabbed [redacted] in the area between his throat and collar bone, pushed [redacted] onto his side, and held [redacted]s head against the ground (Allegation I: Force, [redacted]. While he pushed [redacted] onto the ground, PO Dandraia put his hand onto [redacted]s neck and applied pressure (Allegation J: Force, [redacted]. [redacted] was arrested for disorderly conduct; he was released from the stationhouse with a summons for disorderly conduct.
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Details

Incident: March 26, 2020
Received: March 27, 2020
Closed: April 21, 2022

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Christopher Baldi, Crystal Barbosa, Christopher Collado, Levon James, Danny Lao, Venus Pagan, Tajram Permauloo, Pedro Sanchez, Colin Sneideman, Keith Stark, Salvatore Triscritti, Travis Uzwy
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected