| Officer: | Russell, Colin |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Russell, Colin |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Melendez, Matthew |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Perez, Stephanie |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Napolitano, Michael |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Force: Chokehold |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Melendez, Matthew |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Sinner, Michael |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell, Colin | Black Male, 21-24 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 21-24 | Discourtesy: Word | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 21-24 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Russell, Colin | Black Male, 21-24 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment | Unfounded |
| Melendez, Matthew | Black Male, 21-24 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment | Unfounded |
| Perez, Stephanie | Black Male, 21-24 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment | Unfounded |
| Napolitano, Michael | Black Male, 21-24 | Force: Chokehold | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Melendez, Matthew | Black Male, 21-24 | Discourtesy: Word | Unfounded |
| Sinner, Michael | Black Male, 21-24 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment | Unfounded |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 21-24 | Force: Physical force | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 21-24 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment | Officer(s) Unidentified |
Further details on conclusions.
[redacted] alleged that on April 3, 2020 at approximately 8PM, a Hispanic male civilian randomly accused him of robbery. [redacted] said that this civilian then chased him back to his apartment building at [redacted] in Brooklyn and sprayed him with mace before [redacted] went upstairs to his apartment. [redacted] denied robbing the victim and ran back downstairs to report the civilian for a false allegation.
At 8:09PM on April 3, 2020, the Hispanic male civilian alerted Police Officer Colin Russell and Police Officer Damani Morgan, both of the 77 Precinct, that he was the victim of a robbery. He provided a description of the robber who fled into [redacted] PO Russell and PO Morgan radioed for additional units; Police Officer Stephanie Perez, Police Officer Matthew Melendez, Police Officer Michael Napolitano, and Police Officer Michelle Giglio, all of the 77 Precinct, responded.
PO Russell, PO Giglio, PO Morgan, and PO Napolitano went into [redacted] and saw [redacted] matching the description of the robber, running toward them. Officers stopped him and he resisted before they placed him in handcuffs and under arrest. In this process, PO Russell used force (Allegation A: Force, [redacted] and PO Napolitano used a chokehold (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]
During this arrest and transportation process and at the 77 Precinct stationhouse, [redacted] told the officers that the Hispanic male civilian sprayed mace at him. He alleged that he requested medical attention from PO Russell, PO Perez, PO Melendez, and the desk sergeant, Sergeant Michael Sinner, of the 77 Precinct (Allegations C-F: Abuse of authority, [redacted] alleged that he told PO Melendez that he would report him for his actions during the incident. PO Melendez replied that he didn't "give a fuck," and to "shut the fuck up" (Allegation G: Discourtesy, [redacted]
[redacted] alleged that officers put him in holding cells when a supervising member- of- service (MOS) threatened him with a taser, told him to shut the fuck up, authorized other officers...
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