Complaint #202003368,
May 15, 2020

Officer: Vedutis, Christopher
Complainant: White Female, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Vedutis, Christopher
Complainant: White Female, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Vedutis, Christopher
Complainant: White Female, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Giardino, Brendan
Complainant: White Female, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Giardino, Brendan
Complainant: White Female, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Giardino, Brendan
Complainant: White Female, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 21-24
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 21-24
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 21-24
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Vedutis, Christopher
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Giardino, Brendan
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Vedutis, Christopher White Female, 21-24 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Vedutis, Christopher White Female, 21-24 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Vedutis, Christopher White Female, 21-24 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Giardino, Brendan White Female, 21-24 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Giardino, Brendan White Female, 21-24 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Giardino, Brendan White Female, 21-24 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Unknown Officer White Female, 21-24 Offensive Language: Gender Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Unknown Officer White Female, 21-24 Offensive Language: Gender Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Unknown Officer White Female, 21-24 Offensive Language: Gender Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Vedutis, Christopher Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement Substantiated (Charges)
Giardino, Brendan Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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

Vedutis, Christopher
Closed: MOS Retired, July 26, 2023
APU Closed: MOS Retired

Giardino, Brendan
Closed: Charges not served, July 15, 2023
APU Closed: Charges not served

Summary

On May 15, 2020, at approximately 3:20 p.m., [redacted] and her friends [redacted] and [redacted] rode Citibikes past Canal Street and Elizabeth Street in Manhattan. Police Officer Christopher Vedutis and Police Officer Brendan Giardino of the 5th Precinct parked their vehicles in the median of Canal Street and joked with each other over their loudspeakers, and one of them allegedly said, "Come over here with your hands up." (Allegations A-F – Discourtesy: Action, [redacted] and her friends stopped and were unsure whether the officers were addressing them. Either Police Officer Vedutis or Police Officer Giardino exited his car and said, "Do you want to take a picture with us?" (Allegations G-I – Offensive Language: Gender, [redacted]) For the remainder of the incident, [redacted] and her friends discussed what happened with Police Officer Vedutis and Police Officer Giardino, as well as Police Officer Stefani Hanak and Police Officer Anthony O'Connell of the 5th Precinct.
There is evidence that Police Officer Vedutis (on January 20, 2021, and May 19, 2021) and Police Officer Giardino (on January 5, 2021) provided misleading official statements to the CCRB (Allegations J and K – Untruthful Statement, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 15, 2020
Closed: April 21, 2022
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 5th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Stephani Hanak, Seeyeung Moy, Anthony Oconnell, Shaneek Smith
Video evidence collected