Complaint #202102950,
May 15, 2021

Officer: Leonardo, Alberto
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Palumbo, Vincent
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gobind, Lekhram
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Leonardo, Alberto
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Leonardo, Alberto
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Leonardo, Alberto
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Leonardo, Alberto
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Palumbo, Vincent
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gobind, Lekhram
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Leonardo, Alberto
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Leonardo, Alberto Black Male Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Palumbo, Vincent Black Male Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Gobind, Lekhram Black Male Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Leonardo, Alberto Black Male Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Leonardo, Alberto Black Male Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Leonardo, Alberto Black Male Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Leonardo, Alberto Black Male Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Palumbo, Vincent Black Male Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Gobind, Lekhram Black Male Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Leonardo, Alberto Black Male 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.
'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.


Penalty

Leonardo, Alberto
Formalized Training
Closed: Resolved by plea, April 21, 2025
APU Dismissed
Formalized Training

Summary

On May 15, 2021, at approximately 9:30 PM, [redacted] was riding the Q train northbound when Officer Lekhram Gobind, Officer Vincent Palumbo and Officer Alberto Leonardo boarded the train at 57th Street. Officers Gobind, Palumbo, and Leonardo briefly spoke with a black male individual before ordering him to exit the train at the 63rd Street subway station (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, Unsubstantiated) (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, Unsubstantiated) (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, Unsubstantiated). The individual refused, and Officers Leonardo, Gobind and Palumbo used physical force to remove him from the train at the 63rd Street station (Allegation D: Force, Unsubstantiated) (Allegation E: Force, Unsubstantiated) (Allegation F: Force, Unsubstantiated). Officer Leonardo said to the unidentified individual, "You're too old for this shit" (Allegation G: Discourtesy, Substantiated). Officer Leonardo said to the individual, "You want to go in the slammer?" (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, Exonerated). Officer Leonardo said to the individual, "Next time you don't fuck with three officers. Just shut your fucking mouth, and you keep it good." (Allegation I: Discourtesy, Substantiated). Officer Leonardo said to the individual, "I'm not taking you to fucking jail." (Allegation J: Discourtesy, Substantiated). The individual was ejected from the subway. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 15, 2021
Closed: August 3, 2022
Last Updated: April 23, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 19th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected