Complaint #200715224,
October 16, 2007

Officer: Jette, Joseph
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Babington, Edward
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Babington, Edward
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Jette, Joseph
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Jette, Joseph Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Babington, Edward Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Babington, Edward Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Charges)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
Jette, Joseph Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Charges)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated

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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Jette, Joseph
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Babington, Edward
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On October 16, 2007 at approximately 8:30 PM, SSA Joseph Jette, Sgt. Edward Babington, and PO Adam McLawhorn of PSA 2 traveled to the home of [redacted] located at [redacted] in Brooklyn. The officers spoke briefly with [redacted] claiming that they had received a report of a possibly loaded firearm in his bedroom. [redacted] denied any knowledge of the firearm in question, and he refused the officers entry into his home. Nevertheless, SSA Jette and Sgt. Babington entered his apartment (Allegations A and B). Once inside of the apartment, the officers encountered [redacted]'s mother, [redacted] who also reportedly declined to consent to a search of the premises. After some conversation with the officers, [redacted] and [redacted] consented to a search of [redacted]'s bedroom, and Sgt. Babington-and allegedly SSA Jette-performed this search. Afterwards, [redacted] and [redacted] alleged, SSA Jette and Sgt. Babington searched certain rooms in the apartment to which they had explicitly denied the officers access (Allegations C and D). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 16, 2007
Received: October 18, 2007
Closed: February 27, 2009

Reason for contact: Report-gun possession/shots fired
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Adam Mclawhorn, Shawn Nordenschild