Complaint #200201651,
February 27, 2002

Officer: Lipetri, Michael
Complainant: Female
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Lipetri, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lipetri, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Gong, Raymond
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 45-49
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lipetri, Michael Female Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Charges)
Lipetri, Michael Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Lipetri, Michael Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS Exonerated
Gong, Raymond Black Male, 23 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 45-49 Discourtesy: Word Exonerated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Lipetri, Michael
Command Discipline - A

Summary

[redacted] stated that on February 27, 2002, at approximately 6:15 a.m., she was at home asleep in her apartment at [redacted]. Also in the apartment at this time were 8 other individuals [redacted] s two sons, [redacted] and [redacted] her two daughters-in-law, [redacted] and [redacted] s brother, [redacted] her nephew, [redacted] her granddaughter, [redacted] and a tenant, [redacted].
[redacted] heard someone breaking down the door and got out of bed. When she got into the kitchen, she saw police officers—she was unsure how many—already entering her apartment. The officers told [redacted] several times, "Get the fuck on the floor!," but she just stood there stunned. [redacted] asked the officers if they had a search warrant, and they said, "Do you think we would come in here without a search warrant?" [redacted] did not obtain the names and badge numbers of the officers who first entered her apartment, but stated that her nephew [redacted] who lives with [redacted] but was not home at the moment, may have gotten 3 badge numbers from them. The officers handcuffed everyone in the home except for [redacted]. The officers threw [redacted] on the ground to handcuff him, but [redacted] kept saying, "I didn't do nothing." The officers did not physically injure anyone at the scene.
The officers then went into the back of the apartment, searched the rooms, and asked several people in the apartment where the guns were. [redacted] asked "What guns?" The officers then searched the apartment. [redacted] did not know what was found in her apartment, but stated that there may have been weed in her apartment that the officers left behind. When the search was over with, an officer who identified himself as "Sgt. Lepeche" (later identified as Sgt. Michael Lipetri) stated that he was the officer in charge and that he "decides who stays and who goes." Everyone in the home was arrested except for [redacted] and [redacted]. One of the officers (later identified as Sgt. Lipetri) asked one of [redacted] s daughters-in-law where the... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 27, 2002
Received: March 13, 2002
Closed: October 1, 2002

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Maurice Hare