Complaint #202102720,
May 4, 2021

Officer: Williams, Anthony
Complainant: White Male, 65-69
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Williams, Anthony
Complainant: White Male, 65-69
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Williams, Anthony White Male, 65-69 Offensive Language: Other Substantiated (Charges)
Williams, Anthony White Male, 65-69 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Williams, Anthony
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, August 7, 2023
APU Not guilty

Summary

On May 04, 2021, at approximately 9:06 a.m. in front of [redacted] Street in Queens, Police Officer Anthony Williams and Police Officer Jon Bacarella, both of the 111th Precinct, responded to a 911 call placed by [redacted] complaining of harassment from [redacted]. PO Williams asked [redacted] why he continued to return to the location when he knew there was an ongoing issue between himself and [redacted]. PO Williams said to [redacted], "To me, that's a little psychotic" (Allegation A: Offensive Language, [redacted]) (Allegation B: Discourtesy, [redacted]).
[redacted] testified (Board Review 02) that on May 04, 2021, at approximately 08:55 a.m., [redacted] walked past [redacted] who was sitting on the stoop of his residence located at [redacted] Street in Queens, to access [redacted] vehicle that was parked on the public street in front of [redacted] house. For one month prior to the date of this incident, officers had instructed [redacted] not to go to the incident location. [redacted] and [redacted] have an ongoing contentious relationship as neighbors, and they have engaged in numerous disputes with each other over the past ten years. [redacted] often calls the police on [redacted] and states that [redacted] suffers from bipolar disorder. When [redacted] walked past [redacted], [redacted] threatened, cursed at, and yelled at [redacted] that the area on which [redacted] stood was his property. [redacted] called the police and when PO Williams and PO Bacarella arrived, PO Williams asked [redacted] if he took any psychiatric medications. [redacted] told the officers to leave and not speak to him if they were going to ask about his psychiatric medication. Officers often ask [redacted] about his mental status and [redacted] finds it to be intrusive and disrespectful.
Footage from PO Bacarella's BWC (Board Review 01) shows that when PO Williams and PO Bacarella arrive on scene at minute mark 01:06, [redacted] is sitting on the stoop of his residence and yelling at [redacted] who is leaning against his vehicle... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 4, 2021
Closed: August 17, 2021
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
In NYPD 111th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Jon Bacarella
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected