Blacks in Law Enforcement of America

A National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Professionals

New York Office

405 Tarrytown Rd. #1318
White Plains, New York 10607

Accepting Our Responsibility to Rebuild Our Community

June 19, 2016

Ronald Fatigate
Acting Police Commissioner
Mt. Vernon Police Department
1 Roosevelt Square,
Mount Vernon, NY 10550


To whom it may concern,

You are already aware of our letter sent to you on May 19, 2016, concerning Mr.
Spiezio conducting himself out of the scope of the Mt. Vernon City Charter, by
performing property seizures without proper certification from the City Clerks
office of being a Deputy Commissioner.

The recent outburst of threats to do bodily harm and other insulting slurs to an
Elected Official, Councilman Andre Wallace by Deputy Police Commissioner Joseph
Spiezio should be unacceptable on every level of the Mt. Vernon City Government.

Threatening to do bodily harm an elected official is a serious crime, especially when
the elected official was doing his job in protecting the interest of the citizens that
voted him in office.

Police Departments have a strict code of conduct and ethic policies and Mt. Vernon
shouldn't be any different. A Deputy Commissioners actions in public cannot and
should not be exempt from any policy.

As a national organization of law enforcement professionals, we are formally
requesting immediate suspension of Joseph Spiezio as Deputy Commissioner and
any duties that come with that title. His actions are unbecoming of any officer or
official wearing a badge.

Member of the Grand Council of Guardians

Thank you for you time in this matter.

Damon K. Jones
New York Representative
Blacks in Law Enforcement of America
914-525-5288


cc: Ronald Hampton
Blacks In Law Enforcement of America
Washington D.C.

Bonita E. Zelman
Legal Council

James A. McCarty
Acting District Attorney
Westchester County

Eric Schneiderman
New York State Attorney General

Preet Bhahara
U.S. Attorney Southern District