Complaint #200504660,
April 21, 2005

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cherry, Patrick
Complainant: Black Female, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Naranjo, Carlos
Complainant: Black Female, 27
Allegation: Offensive Language: Sexual orientation
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Bugge, Timothy
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cherry, Patrick
Complainant: Black Female, 27
Allegation: Offensive Language: Sexual orientation
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Bertocci, Salvatore
Complainant: Black Female, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Bertocci, Salvatore
Complainant: Black Female, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 25-29 Force: Gun Pointed Exonerated
Cherry, Patrick Black Female, 27 Abuse of Authority: Other Exonerated
Naranjo, Carlos Black Female, 27 Offensive Language: Sexual orientation Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Bugge, Timothy Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Cherry, Patrick Black Female, 27 Offensive Language: Sexual orientation Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Bertocci, Salvatore Black Female, 27 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Exonerated
Bertocci, Salvatore Black Female, 27 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest 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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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.


Summary

On April 21, 2005 between 5:00 AM and 6:00 AM, [redacted] was sleeping on a futon in her living room, when officers from Narcotics Borough Brooklyn North entered her apartment, damaging her door, with their guns pointed at her (allegations A, B and C). The officers entered the apartment and handcuffed [redacted]. They searched the apartment and showed her a search warrant. [redacted] said that Detective Naranjo and Officer Cherry made comments to her based on her sexual orientation (allegations D and E). [redacted] said that Officer Patrick Cherry also told her that if she was lying about having drugs that he would make her lose her apartment (allegation F). The officers recovered a bottle of prescription pills that were in an unlabeled pill bottle and confiscated them and [redacted] said that Lieutenant Bertocci told her that he could arrest her for a felony, but that he was not going to (allegations G and H). As the officers were leaving, [redacted] asked them all for their names and badge numbers but only Officer Cherry and Lieutenant Bertocci provided their names and the other officers did not respond (allegation I). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 21, 2005
Received: April 29, 2005
Closed: June 30, 2006
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Roy Bocina, Christopher Castle, Virgil Cumberbatch, Angelo Cuozzo, Alan Gaspard