Complaint #202311676,
December 12, 2023

Officer: Venditti, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Saintelme, Rosarion
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Abdallah, Dia
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Abdallah, Dia
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Abdallah, Dia
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Toner, Nicholas
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Toner, Nicholas
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Toner, Nicholas
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Mattar, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Venditti, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Detention
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Saintelme, Rosarion
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Toner, Nicholas
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Abdallah, Dia
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Venditti, Michael Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Within NYPD Guidelines
Saintelme, Rosarion Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Within NYPD Guidelines
Abdallah, Dia Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Abdallah, Dia Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Abdallah, Dia Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Within NYPD Guidelines
Toner, Nicholas Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Within NYPD Guidelines
Toner, Nicholas Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Within NYPD Guidelines
Toner, Nicholas Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Mattar, Christopher Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Within NYPD Guidelines
Venditti, Michael Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Detention Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Saintelme, Rosarion Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Toner, Nicholas Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Within NYPD Guidelines
Abdallah, Dia Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Question Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Within NYPD Guidelines

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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

Venditti, Michael
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Saintelme, Rosarion
Command Discipline - A

Abdallah, Dia
Command Discipline - B

Toner, Nicholas
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On December 12, 2023, at approximately 8:30 p.m., in front of [redacted] in Brooklyn, Police Officers Nicholas Toner, Christopher Mattar, Dia Abdallah, Rosarion Saintelme, and Sergeant Michael Venditti, all from the Patrol Borough Brooklyn South Community Response Team, stopped [redacted] vehicle (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, within NYPD guidelines). PO Abdallah asked [redacted] if he had any weapons on him and in the vehicle (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, substantiated). PO Abdallah frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, substantiated; Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, substantiated). Sgt. Venditti and PO Abdallah then searched [redacted] vehicle (Allegations E-F: Abuse of Authority, within NYPD guidelines). Sgt. Venditti decided to detain [redacted] at the 70th Precinct stationhouse (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, substantiated). PO Toner and PO Saintelme frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, within NYPD guidelines; Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, substantiated; Allegation J: Abuse of Authority, within NYPD guidelines; Allegation K: Abuse of Authority, substantiated). PO Mattar seized [redacted] vehicle (Allegation L: Abuse of Authority, within NYPD guidelines).
At the 70th Precinct stationhouse, PO Toner frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegations M-N: Abuse of Authority, within NYPD guidelines). An officer allegedly damaged [redacted] vehicle (Allegation O: Abuse of Authority, officer(s) unidentified).
[redacted] was issued a summons for an open container (BR 05). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 12, 2023
Received: December 13, 2023
Closed: April 29, 2025
Last Updated: June 28, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 70th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected