Complaint #200600337,
January 6, 2006

Officer: Collora, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Bourdon, Edgar
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hanley, John
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Hanley, John
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Granahan, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Granahan, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Granahan, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Granahan, Matthew
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Granahan, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Granahan, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Collora, Joseph Black Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Charges)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Bourdon, Edgar Black Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Hanley, John Black Male, 40 Discourtesy: Word Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Hanley, John Black Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Granahan, Matthew Black Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Charges)
Granahan, Matthew Black Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Granahan, Matthew Black Male, 40 Force: Gun Pointed Unsubstantiated
Granahan, Matthew Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Substantiated (Charges)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
Granahan, Matthew Black Male, 40 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Charges)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
Granahan, Matthew Black Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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.


Penalties

Collora, Joseph
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Granahan, Matthew
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On January 6, 2006 at approximately 8:00PM inside of [redacted] in Brooklyn, PO Matthew Granahan, accompanied by PO Edgar Bourdon, PO John Hanley and PO Joseph Collora, stopped [redacted] (Allegation A). [redacted] claimed that PO Granahan stated, "Where the fuck are you going? Don't go into that apartment" (Allegation B). [redacted] went into his mother's apartment, [redacted], in order to put his dog away. PO Granahan stated that he would kick the door in and threatened to shoot the dog (Allegation C). An officer, whom [redacted] could not see because the door was closed, then kicked the door and said, "Open the fucking door"(Allegation D). After the dog was secured inside his mother's bathroom, [redacted] came out of the apartment. PO Granahan had his gun drawn and pointed at [redacted] (Allegation E). [redacted] claimed that PO Granahan, PO Bourdon and PO Hanley frisked him (Allegations F, G, and H). [redacted] stated that he was then brought outside of the building where PO John Hanley spoke discourteously to him (Allegation I). PO Collora issued [redacted] summonses for urinating in public, spitting and disorderly conduct (Allegation J). After receiving these summonses [redacted] asked PO Granahan for his name and shield number to which PO Granahan allegedly replied, "It's on the summons wiseass" and did not provide the information (Allegation K).
The officers claimed that when they first encountered [redacted] he was urinating outside of his apartment building. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 6, 2006
Received: January 9, 2006
Closed: March 30, 2007

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 77th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct