| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Force: Other blunt instrument as a club |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Female |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Gulotta, Joseph |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Officer | Hispanic Male, 21-24 | Force: Other blunt instrument as a club | Unsubstantiated |
| Unknown Officer | Hispanic Female | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged | Exonerated |
| Gulotta, Joseph | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Exonerated | |
| Unknown Officer | Hispanic Male, 21-24 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
On July 26, 2007, at approximately 5:30 AM, [redacted] and her son, [redacted] were asleep in their apartment, located at [redacted] in Queens, when ESU officers forcibly entered their apartment under the authorization of Lt. Joseph Gulotta (allegation A). The officers spread throughout the entire apartment and placed [redacted] who had been sleeping on a couch in the living room, in handcuffs, while they secured the apartment. [redacted] who was still seated on the couch in his handcuffs, began moving his arms behind his back. An ESU officer then walked over to him and stood him up from the couch. The officer walked [redacted] a couple of steps away from the couch when all of a sudden, a second ESU officer allegedly hit [redacted] on the head with a blunt instrument (allegation B). [redacted] fell down to the floor and he was bleeding from his head. An officer then quickly pulled down part of the back of his boxers (allegation C). Det. Robert Goldstein began treating the wound while ESU finished securing the apartment. After they had done so, officers from the 114th Precinct entered the location. [redacted] was removed from the apartment and taken by ambulance to [redacted]. When [redacted] returned to his apartment, he saw that officers had searched it. [redacted] also saw that the apartment was in disarray and that some dressers were broken and that there was a hole in the couch (allegation D). Read report for details.