Complaint #200712919,
August 31, 2007

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Lipetri, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Force: Gun Pointed Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Lipetri, Michael 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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On August 31, 2007, at approximately 6:00 PM, [redacted] and [redacted] were inside of [redacted] which is located at [redacted] in Brooklyn. [redacted] and [redacted] were outside of the store on the premises. Officers from Narcotics Borough Brooklyn North exited from several unmarked police vehicles with guns drawn and pointed at the above mentioned individuals and announced that they had a search warrant (Allegation A). Officers entered [redacted] and escorted [redacted] and [redacted] out of the store (Allegation B). [redacted] alleged that as the officers were entering [redacted] an officer said, "Police don't move. Freeze, don't fucking move. Get down on the floor" (Allegation C). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 31, 2007
Received: September 5, 2007
Closed: April 16, 2008

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 81st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: James Delumen, Andrew Erato, Fawad Khan, Gregory Larsen, Tanisha Phillips, Joseph Santangelo, Matthew Savage