Complaint #202101897,
March 22, 2021

Officer: Maresca, Joseph
Complainant: Female
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Maresca, Joseph
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Maresca, Joseph
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Leibowitz, Robert
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Leibowitz, Robert
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Age 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Leibowitz, Robert
Complainant: Age 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Leibowitz, Robert
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Maresca, Joseph Female Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Exonerated
Maresca, Joseph Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Maresca, Joseph Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Leibowitz, Robert Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Leibowitz, Robert Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Unknown Officer Age 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Unfounded
Leibowitz, Robert Age 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Leibowitz, Robert Abuse of Authority: Stop 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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

At 8:08PM on March 22, 2021, Police Officer David Black, Police Officer Albert Acierno, Police Officer Robert Leibowitz, and Police Officer Joseph Maresca, all of the 120 Precinct, responded to a 911 call from a female caller, a mother, stating that someone has an order of protection (OOP) against her son at [redacted] in Staten Island. The mother told the officers that the OOP was between her son and his girlfriend, [redacted] and [redacted] and pointed to them in a vehicle across the street. PO Leibowitz attempted to stop [redacted] and [redacted] because they were under investigation from the allegation of the OOP (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Leibowitz and PO Maresca then entered the backyards of [redacted] and [redacted] to follow [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegations C-F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Maresca jumped on [redacted]'s car in following [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] while watching this from her residence at [redacted] alleged that officers drew their guns when they caught up to [redacted] (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 22, 2021
Received: March 23, 2021
Closed: October 24, 2022

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 120th Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Albert Acierno, David Black
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected