Complaint #200716311,
October 25, 2007

Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Johnson, Lorenzo
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Kid, Thomas
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Johnson, Lorenzo
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Johnson, Lorenzo Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Kid, Thomas Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Johnson, Lorenzo Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant 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.
'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

On October 25, 2007, at approximately 9:50 AM, [redacted] was inside the living room of her one-bedroom apartment, Apartment [redacted] of [redacted] in the Bronx. Her [redacted]-old daughter, [redacted] was sleeping in the bedroom. [redacted] heard movement at her door. Two officers, PO1, a white or Hispanic male who was bald and 6'0" tall, and a white male who was 5'7" tall with dark brown or black hair and was identified through the investigation as Capt. Johnson, entered the apartment after popping open the door with a crowbar. PO1 and Capt. Johnson had [redacted] stand in her living room. Approximately seven to nine police officers in plainclothes entered the apartment and began searching around. One of the officers told [redacted] that she was under investigation for selling marijuana. She told the officers that she had marijuana for personal use, but was not selling it. [redacted] asked Capt. Johnson to see a warrant. Capt. Johnson did not respond. Capt. Johnson found a joint and a small bag of marijuana in the living room. [redacted] said that it smelled as though someone had been drinking. An officer whom she could not describe immediately exited the apartment. She told the officers that her daughter was asleep in the bedroom. A white male officer who was 5'9" tall and weighed 170 lbs, identified through the investigation as Sgt. Kid, went to the bedroom, kicked the door open, and told her daughter, "Get the fuck up." Sgt. Kid returned to the living room and screamed at [redacted] "Where the fuck is it? We are going to tear this place up until we find it." Sgt. Kid went into the kitchen and said that he found two bags of marijuana. [redacted] asked stated that she might have had two bags of marijuana in her kitchen cabinet. [redacted] asked the officers not to tear up her house. Capt. Johnson responded, "I can do whatever the fuck I want to do because we have a warrant." PO1 took [redacted] and her daughter downstairs and to a blue van, which brought them to the precinct. They were released from the... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 25, 2007
Received: November 8, 2007
Closed: April 30, 2009

Reason for contact: Report-possession/sale of narcotics
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 49th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Richard Olmo