Complaint #9602174, April 1996

Incident: April 28, 1996
Received: May 17, 1996
Closed: May 17, 1996

Reason for contact: Patrol Encounter
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Officer:	Spreen, Joann
Allegation:	Abuse of Authority: Arrest/D. A. T.
CCRB Conclusion:	Exonerated
Officer:	Fasone, Mary
Allegation:	Abuse of Authority: Arrest/D. A. T.
CCRB Conclusion:	Exonerated
Officer:	Spreen, Joann
Allegation:	Discourtesy: Curse
CCRB Conclusion:	Unfounded
Officer:	Dipaolo, Donato
Allegation:	Offensive Language: Jewish
CCRB Conclusion:	Unsubstantiated

Officer	Allegation	CCRB Conclusion
Spreen, Joann	Abuse of Authority: Arrest/D. A. T.	Exonerated
Fasone, Mary	Abuse of Authority: Arrest/D. A. T.	Exonerated
Spreen, Joann	Discourtesy: Curse	Unfounded
Dipaolo, Donato	Offensive Language: Jewish	Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.

'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

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