Complaint #202105664,
September 21, 2021

Officer: Ramunno, Steven
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Castellano, Richard
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Castellano, Richard
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Ramunno, Steven
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ramunno, Steven Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Castellano, Richard Hispanic Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Castellano, Richard Hispanic Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Ramunno, Steven Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

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

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Ramunno, Steven
Command Discipline - A

Castellano, Richard
Formalized Training
Closed: Resolved by plea, September 17, 2025
APU Dismissed
Formalized Training

Summary

On September 21, 2021, at approximately 5:30 p.m. [redacted] was stopped by Detective Steven Ramunno of the 44th Precinct (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Stop, exonerated) at the intersection of West 169th Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. Police Officer Richard Castellano of the 44th Precinct shoved [redacted] and said, "Stop fucking bumping into me," (Allegation B: Force – Physical force, substantiated; Allegation C: Discourtesy – Word, substantiated). [redacted] was not issued a business card at the conclusion of the encounter (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority – Failure to provide RTKA [redacted] card, substantiated). No arrests made or summonses issued. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 21, 2021
Closed: December 16, 2022
Last Updated: September 19, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 44th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Kevin Leonard, Andrew Sokolohorsky, Kimberly Torres
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected