Complaint #202004307,
June 3, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Lamneck, John
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Disposition: APU Command Discipline A
Officer: Catalano, Christopher
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Fiorenza, Frank
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Lamneck, John
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: APU Command Discipline
Officer: Catalano, Christopher
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer White, 30-34 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Lamneck, John White Male, 25-29 Offensive Language: Gender Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Disposition: APU Command Discipline A
Catalano, Christopher White Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Fiorenza, Frank White Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Charges)
Lamneck, John White Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: APU Command Discipline
Catalano, Christopher Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated

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.
'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

Catalano, Christopher
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Lamneck, John
Forfeit vacation 10 days
Closed: Plea set aside, Comm. Disc. A, September 21, 2022
Forfeit vacation 1 days / Command Discipline A

Fiorenza, Frank
Forfeit vacation 5 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, April 29, 2025
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 5 days / Command Discipline A

Summary

On June 3rd, 2020, at approximately 8:50 p.m., [redacted] and her boyfriend, [redacted] attended a Black Lives Matter demonstration that travelled the east side of Manhattan. As the demonstration approached East 51st Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan, a group of officers, including Sergeant Christopher Catalano of Strategic Response Group 1; PO Cristian Hernandez of SRG 4; Captain Joseph Taylor, Police Officer Miguel Salgado, Police Officer Alfredo Jeff, and Police Officer Frank Fiorenza, of SRG 3; and Police Officer John Lamneck, of the 7th Precinct, began to disperse the protest. During the dispersal, Sgt. Catalano grabbed an unidentified individual and allegedly pulled them to the ground (Allegation A: Force, unsubstantiated). Next, Sgt. Catalano allegedly used a forcible takedown against [redacted] (Allegation B: Force, substantiated). PO Fiorenza, PO Salgado, PO Lamneck assisted Sgt. Catalano in the apprehension of [redacted] at which point PO Fiorenza allegedly punched [redacted] in the right eye (Allegation C: Force, substantiated). During the arrest, PO Lamneck told [redacted] "Get the fuck on the ground, bitch." (Allegation D: Discourtesy, substantiated, Allegation E, Offensive Language, substantiated). Simultaneously, between three and five unidentified officers allegedly used a forcible takedown against [redacted] (Allegation F, Force: officers unidentified).
[redacted] and [redacted] were issued summons for violating the Mayoral Executive Order on the curfew (BR 01, BR 02). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 3, 2020
Received: June 16, 2020
Closed: April 28, 2021
Last Updated: May 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 17th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Cristian Hernandez, Alfredo Jeff, Patrick Oneill, Miguel Salgado, Joseph Taylor
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected