Complaint #202302804,
April 3, 2023

Officer: Jacoby, Todd
Complainant: Black, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Jacoby, Todd
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Jacoby, Todd
Complainant: Black, 25-29
Allegation: Offensive Language: Disability
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Torrisi, Nicholas
Complainant: Black, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Torrisi, Nicholas
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Torrisi, Nicholas
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Jacoby, Todd
Complainant: Age 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Torrisi, Nicholas
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Jacoby, Todd Black, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
Jacoby, Todd Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Jacoby, Todd Black, 25-29 Offensive Language: Disability Unable to Determine
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Torrisi, Nicholas Black, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Torrisi, Nicholas Discourtesy: Word Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Torrisi, Nicholas Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Jacoby, Todd Age 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Unable to Determine
Torrisi, Nicholas Untruthful Statement: False official statement Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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.


Penalty

Torrisi, Nicholas
Forfeit vacation 5 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, January 7, 2025
APU Command Discipline A
Forfeit vacation 5 days / Command Discipline A

Summary

On April 3, 2023, at approximately 5:30 p.m., [redacted] went to the 44th Precinct stationhouse in the Bronx, where Police Officer Todd Jacoby, of the 44th Precinct, allegedly spoke discourteously and used offensive language toward [redacted] regarding their hearing disability (Allegation A: Discourtesy - Word, [redacted] (Allegation B: Offensive Language - Disability, [redacted] PO Jacoby improperly used his body-worn camera (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority – Improper Use of Body-Worn Camera, [redacted] witnessed PO Jacoby allegedly use profanity towards [redacted] (Allegation D: Discourteous - Word, [redacted] Sergeant Nicholas Torrisi, of the 44th Precinct, yelled "stop fucking yelling" to [redacted] (Allegation E: Discourtesy - Word, [redacted] and improperly used his body-worn camera (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority – Improper Use of Body-Worn Camera, [redacted] Sgt. Torrisi then allegedly refused to process [redacted] civilian complaint (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to Process Civilian Complaint, [redacted].
Police Officer Michelle Brady, Detective Melissa Negron, Police Officer Karolin Abreugarcia, Police Officer Luis Vasquezadames, Police Officer Travis Andreu, Police Officer Jennifer Martinez, Police Officer Michael Rodriguez, Police Officer Patrick Cordones, and Police Officer Darwin Delacruz, all of the 44th Precinct, were also present, along with Police Office Michael Meneses, of the 44th Detective Squad.
On October 5, 2023, at approximately 9:27 a.m., at 100 Church Street in Manhattan, Sgt. Torrisi provided a false official statement during his CCRB interview (Allegation H: Untruthful Statement - False Official Statement, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 3, 2023
Closed: August 6, 2024
Last Updated: January 9, 2025

Reason for contact: C/V at PCT to file complaint of officer misconduct
Location: Police building
In NYPD 44th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Karolin Abreugarcia, Michelle Brady, Michael Meneses, Melissa Negron
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected