Complaint #9704906, December 1997

Incident: December 17, 1997
Received: December 18, 1997
Closed: December 18, 1997


Reason for contact: Arrest/Complainant
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued
Officer: Caminiti, Dominick
Allegation: Force: Mace
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Scarcella, Michael
Allegation: Force: Push/Shove
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Caminiti, Dominick
Allegation: Force: Push/Shove
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Scarcella, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Scarcella, Michael
Allegation: Discourtesy: Other- Discourtesy
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Caminiti, Dominick Force: Mace Exonerated
Scarcella, Michael Force: Push/Shove Unsubstantiated
Caminiti, Dominick Force: Push/Shove Exonerated
Scarcella, Michael Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Scarcella, Michael Discourtesy: Other- Discourtesy 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.
'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.

Further details on conclusion definitions.