Complaint #200600695,
January 17, 2006

Officer: Collora, Joseph
Complainant: Black Female, 45
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Collora, Joseph
Complainant: Black Female, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Collora, Joseph
Complainant: Black Female, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Granahan, Matthew
Complainant: Black Female, 45
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Granahan, Matthew
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Courtien, David
Complainant: Black Female, 45
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Courtien, David
Complainant: Black Female, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Granahan, Matthew
Complainant: Black Female, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Collora, Joseph Black Female, 45 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Collora, Joseph Black Female, 45 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Collora, Joseph Black Female, 45 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 18-20 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Granahan, Matthew Black Female, 45 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Granahan, Matthew Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Unfounded
Courtien, David Black Female, 45 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Courtien, David Black Female, 45 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Granahan, Matthew Black Female, 45 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 January 17, 2006, at approximately 1:20 A. M., inside of [redacted] apartment in Brooklyn, [redacted] and her son, [redacted] were asleep in [redacted] apartment and were the only people inside of that apartment. [redacted] and [redacted] were awakened by the sound of buzzing at the intercom. [redacted] learned from [redacted] that the police were at the door.
At that point, [redacted] heard the sound of banging and kicking at her door. [redacted] asked who was at her door and she was told that it was the police. [redacted] also said that she heard the voice of P. O. Joseph J. Collora, who she identified through a photo array and described as a, "big and fat," white male with a mustache dressed in plain clothes tell her to, "Open the fucking door." [redacted] responded by asking why the police officers were at her apartment and P. O. Collora replied, "Well open the fucking door or we'll kick it down." While [redacted] identified P. O. Collora by voice, she did not see which officer actually threatened to kick her door down.
[redacted] asked that the officers show their identification and P. O. Collora placed his badge against the peephole. [redacted] opened the door approximately one foot and P. O. Collora told [redacted] that somebody ran into her apartment. [redacted] stated that Sgt. David Courtien, who she identified through a photo array and described as a tall white male dressed in plain clothes, as well as P. O. Matthew T. Granahan, who she described as a white male dressed in plain clothes, accompanied P. O. Collora. [redacted] explained that no one ran into her apartment and P. O. Collora told [redacted] that the officers wanted to see who was inside her apartment. [redacted] told P. O. Collora to get a warrant and began to close the door, however, P. O. Granahan placed the handle of his gun between the door and the door jam. [redacted] stated during her inititial telephone statement that officers pointed guns through her door, however, during her follow up telephone statement, [redacted] clarified... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 17, 2006
Closed: December 4, 2006

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 77th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: John Hanley