Complaint #200905042,
March 25, 2009

Officer: Harris, Emily
Complainant: Black Female, 27
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Fioranelli, Philip
Complainant: Black Female, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Fioranelli, Philip
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Harris, Emily
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Harris, Emily
Complainant: Black Female, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Fioranelli, Philip
Complainant: Female
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Unavailable
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Harris, Emily Black Female, 27 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Fioranelli, Philip Black Female, 27 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Fioranelli, Philip Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Unsubstantiated
Harris, Emily Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Unsubstantiated
Harris, Emily Black Female, 27 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Exonerated
Fioranelli, Philip Female Force: Physical force Alleged Victim Unavailable

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 the evening of March 25, 2009, her birthday, [redacted] was in her apartment inside [redacted] in Brooklyn with her friend [redacted] playing music in celebration. At some point [redacted] went into the bathroom to take a shower. Afterwards, the resident in the apartment above that of [redacted] knocked on [redacted] door. [redacted] answered the door. [redacted] asked [redacted] to turn down the music. [redacted] refused. At 7:33 PM, [redacted] called 911. At approximately 7:49 PM PO Philip Fioranelli and PO Emily Harris arrived at [redacted] After speaking with [redacted] they headed for [redacted] apartment.
While [redacted] was in the still in the bathroom, [redacted] told her that police officers were headed for her apartment. [redacted] followed [redacted] back to the front room. The front door to the apartment was already open. [redacted] alleged that, as [redacted] attempted to close the door, PO Fioranelli slapped her hand away from the door and both he and PO Harris entered the apartment and followed [redacted] and [redacted] into [redacted] bedroom (Allegations A, B and C). PO Fioranelli asked for the resident of the apartment to identify herself and for her to provide ID. When both [redacted] and [redacted] refused to respond, PO Fioranelli threatened to arrest the resident if she did not identify herself. [redacted] provided her driver's license to PO Fioranelli. PO Fioranelli returned to the front room to run a warrant check. [redacted] alleged that, while PO Fioranelli was running the warrant check, PO Harris opened a door that led to her son's room, turned on the light, and looked inside (Allegation C).
PO Fioranelli returned and informed [redacted] that they would be taking her speakers. She told the officers that she would not allow them to take her speakers and placed her hands on one of the speakers. [redacted] alleged that PO Harris grabbed her by the arms, pushed her away (Allegation D), and threatened to arrest her if she tried to prevent them from taking the speakers. The officers... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 25, 2009
Received: April 2, 2009
Closed: January 19, 2010

Reason for contact: Report-noise/disturbance
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 81st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime