Complaint #200615435,
November 15, 2006

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Johnson, Lorenzo
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Urena, John
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 50-54
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Perez, Carmelo
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 42
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Johnson, Lorenzo Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Charges)
Urena, John Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 50-54 Force: Gun Pointed Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Perez, Carmelo Hispanic Male, 42 Force: Gun Pointed Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated

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.


Penalty

Johnson, Lorenzo
Instructions

Summary

On November 15, 2006 at about 6:30 PM, [redacted] and [redacted] were home listening to music when they heard knocking at the door. No one else was at the apartment at this time. [redacted] said that they hesitated answering the door for a moment because they assumed it was a drug buyer and they were tired of people knocking on their door for drugs. [redacted] offered to answer the door and [redacted] remained in the living room, on the couch that was on the wall separating the bedroom and living room. [redacted] asked, "Who is it?" as he approached the front door but [redacted] was not sure if he received a response. [redacted] opened the door and [redacted] could hear [redacted] saying, "Wait! Wait!" [redacted] did not hear [redacted] saying anything else. From her position on the couch, [redacted] had line-of-sight down the hall and all the way to the front door but [redacted] did not look up to see [redacted] open the door or anyone come through the door way. [redacted] did not hear any of the exchange between [redacted] and anyone at the door. [redacted] did not see anyone come through the door because by the time [redacted] was starting to get up, she was being met by PO1, who pulled a gun from his left ankle and asked her if there was anyone else in the apartment. [redacted] described PO1 as male, black, 5' 8-9", and wearing blue jeans and a NYPD vest. PO2 was right behind PO1 as they approached the living room but PO2 never entered the living room. [redacted] could only described PO2 as a white male with a shield around his neck. PO1 initially pointed the weapon at [redacted] and then pointed it down to the floor. [redacted] said the only thing she saw was "gun." [redacted] was still seated on the couch and said that there was no one in the apartment and started to get up to open the bedroom door. Seeing this, PO1 said that he would do it himself and then opened the bedroom door and looked in. PO1 saw that there was no one in the bedroom – he did not actually step in – and then announced that it was the... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 15, 2006
Received: November 17, 2006
Closed: February 15, 2008

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 44th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Rolando Carbonell, Christophe Fasano