Complaint #202308203,
August 16, 2023

Officer: Pizzullo, Matthew
Complainant: White Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Pizzullo, Matthew
Complainant: White Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Pizzullo, Matthew
Complainant: White Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Pizzullo, Matthew
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Santore, Michael
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Cruzgonzalez, Charle
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Pizzullo, Matthew White Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
Pizzullo, Matthew White Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unable to Determine
Pizzullo, Matthew White Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unable to Determine
Pizzullo, Matthew Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Santore, Michael Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Unfounded
Cruzgonzalez, Charle Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated

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.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Pizzullo, Matthew
Formalized Training

Details

Incident: August 16, 2023
Received: August 29, 2023
Closed: January 21, 2025
Last Updated: May 11, 2025

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Police building
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected