| Officer: | Taormina, Jonathan |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 36 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Alps, Thomas |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Smyth, Michael |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 36 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Taormina, Jonathan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 36 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina, Jonathan | Black Male, 36 | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Exonerated |
| Alps, Thomas | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Exonerated | |
| Smyth, Michael | Black Male, 36 | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Exonerated |
| Taormina, Jonathan | Black Male, 36 | Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
On June 18, 2001, Police Officers Michael Smyth and Thomas Alps responded to a radio run directing them to [redacted], regarding reports of possible child abuse. When the officers arrived on the scene, they knocked on the front door of the apartment, and discovered that four children, aged between [redacted] had been left alone with no adult supervision. The officers asked the kids for permission to enter the apartment, and were granted it [redacted] - the 911 call that initiated the radio run reported the kids had been playing on the fire escape, and the officers observed a fan on the floor of the apartment spinning on high, with no guards covering the whirling blades. The officers radioed in for a supervisor to respond, and Lt. Jonathan Taormina arrived on the scene. The officers then commenced to search through paperwork scattered in the apartment to search for a contact number for the parents. When [redacted], the children's father and the complainant in this case, arrived back at the apartment, he was arrested [redacted]. Property was also seized from [redacted] during his arrest. [redacted] filed a complaint against the involved officers, claiming they wrongly entered his apartment and seized his property. [redacted] Read report for details.