Complaint #202311282,
October 27, 2023

Officer: Black, Calvin
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexual/Romantic Proposition)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Black, Calvin
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexual Harassment, Verbal)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Black, Calvin
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexual/Romantic Proposition)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Black, Calvin
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexual Harassment, Verbal)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Bacalles, Brandon
Complainant: Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Bacalles, Brandon
Complainant: Age 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Bacalles, Brandon
Complainant: Age 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Officer: Mancuso, Jesse
Complainant: Age 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Black, Calvin
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Black, Calvin
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Mancuso, Jesse
Complainant: Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Black, Calvin Hispanic Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexual/Romantic Proposition) Substantiated (Charges)
Black, Calvin Hispanic Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexual Harassment, Verbal) Substantiated (Charges)
Black, Calvin Hispanic Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexual/Romantic Proposition) Substantiated (Charges)
Black, Calvin Hispanic Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexual Harassment, Verbal) Substantiated (Charges)
Bacalles, Brandon Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
Bacalles, Brandon Age 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Bacalles, Brandon Age 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Mancuso, Jesse Age 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Black, Calvin Hispanic Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Black, Calvin Hispanic Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Mancuso, Jesse Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines

Conclusion Meanings:

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


Penalties

Black, Calvin
Closed: Department adjudication in process, April 2, 2025
APU Closed: Department adjudication in process

Mancuso, Jesse
Command Discipline - A

Bacalles, Brandon
Command Discipline - A (Vacation: 1 day)

Summary

On October 27, 2023, at approximately 2:09 PM, officers responded to [redacted] 911 call at [redacted] in the Bronx after she stated that her ex-partner, [redacted] broke into her apartment. Police Officer Brandon Bacalles and Police Officer Jesse Mancuso of the 43rd Precinct entered [redacted] apartment and PO Bacalles frisked [redacted] (Allegations A and B – Abuse of Authority: Within NYPD Guidelines) (Allegations C – Abuse of Authority: Substantiated). Neither PO Bacalles nor PO Mancuso offered or provided [redacted] with a business card during this incident (Allegations D and E – Abuse of Authority: Substantiated). Sergeant Calvin Black of the 43rd Precinct spoke to [redacted] outside of her apartment building, instructed officers on scene to prepare a domestic incident report, and left the scene.
At approximately 3:00 PM on October 27, 2023, Sgt. Black contacted [redacted] via text message from his personal cellphone and exchanged numerous text messages over the course of the following three days (Allegations F and G – Abuse of Authority: Substantiated). During the exchange, Sgt. Black made numerous sexually suggestive remarks and propositioned [redacted] (Allegations H, I, J, and K – Abuse of Authority: Substantiated). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 27, 2023
Received: December 1, 2023
Closed: March 20, 2025
Last Updated: May 16, 2025

Reason for contact: PD telephones CV
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 43rd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Timothy Bourke, Christian Mas, Eric Mazurkiewicz, Jenze Perez, James Piekarski, Elijah Rodrigo
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected