Complaint #200603124,
December 24, 2005

Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Fabara, Carlos
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Handelsman, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Force: Radio as club
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Handelsman, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Schleyer, Jason
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Chavatte, John
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Chavatte, John
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Kearney, Brian
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Kearney, Brian
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Fabara, Carlos Black Male, 24 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Handelsman, Matthew Black Male, 24 Force: Radio as club Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Handelsman, Matthew Black Male, 24 Force: Physical force Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Schleyer, Jason Black Male, 24 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Chavatte, John Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Chavatte, John Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Exonerated
Kearney, Brian Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Exonerated
Kearney, Brian Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched 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.
'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

[redacted] stated that on December 24, 2005, a group of uniformed officers forcibly entered and searched [redacted]'s home, which is located at [redacted] in Queens. At the time of his CCRB interview, [redacted] claimed that an unidentified officer was holding a gun. During the course of this investigation, it was established that PO John Chavatte and PO Brian Kearney, who are assigned to the 101st Precinct, were among the responding officers who forcibly entered [redacted]'s home after [redacted] reported that he had shot someone inside his home. The officers also admitted that they had their firearms drawn to their sides (Allegations A,B,C,D and E). [redacted]
[redacted] also alleged that on January 13, 2006, for no apparent reason, he was approached by Sgt. Carlos Fabara, who pushed him and following this push, PO Matthew Handlesman struck him in the head with his police radio and pushed him as well (Allegations F, G and H). At the time of this incident, Sgt. Fabara was assigned to the 101st Precinct. He is currently assigned to the Police Academy. [redacted]
[redacted] claimed that on March 10, 2006, Lt. Jason Schleyer, who is assigned to the 101st Precinct addressed him in a profane manner at the time of his arrest. [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 24, 2005
Received: March 13, 2006
Closed: May 29, 2007

Reason for contact: Report-gun possession/shots fired
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 101st Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Cortney Cummings, Patrick Oneill