Complaint #202004746,
June 19, 2020

Officer: Bono, Robert
Complainant: Female, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Calcaterra, Louis
Complainant: Female, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Bono, Robert Female, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Calcaterra, Louis Female, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated

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.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On June 19, 2020, at approximately 4:00 a.m., [redacted] was at her home at [redacted] in Staten Island, smoking marijuana with some friends. Also present were [redacted] (the owner of the house) and [redacted] (a friend of [redacted] whom [redacted] met that night when he brought unidentified mutual friends to her house. [redacted] and [redacted] had a verbal altercation after [redacted] allegedly took $50 of [redacted] money from his wallet. [redacted] or a friend prevented [redacted] from leaving, and she called the police.
After [redacted] called 911, Police Officer Louis Calcaterra, Police Officer Robert Bono, Police Officer Salvatore Fraccavento, and Police Officer Matthew Russo, all of the 122nd Precinct, arrived. [redacted] told the officers that [redacted] had stolen from him, and [redacted] told the officers that [redacted] had given her the money, then tried to take it back. Police Officer Calcaterra and Police Officer Bono told [redacted] that they would arrest her if she did not return [redacted] money (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Threat of Arrest – [redacted] and Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Threat of Arrest – [redacted]). [redacted] returned [redacted] money. [redacted] left, followed by the officers. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 19, 2020
Received: July 1, 2020
Closed: February 24, 2022

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 122nd Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Salvatore Fraccavento, Matthew Russo
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected