Complaint #201401992,
February 19, 2014

Officer: Neve, Nicholas
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Neve, Nicholas
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Neve, Nicholas Hispanic Male, 47 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unsubstantiated
Neve, Nicholas Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 50-54 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified

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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 February 19, 2014, at approximately 5:20 a.m., Dt. Nicholas Neve and other members of the Queens Gang Squad entered and searched the first floor and basement of [redacted] in Queens pursuant to search warrant [redacted] (Allegation A)(encl. E1). [redacted] alleged that while being handcuffed, an officer kneed him in the back, pushed his head down, and punched him in the face three times (Allegation B). [redacted] alleged that he requested to see a copy of the search warrant, but Dt. Neve failed to show it to him (Allegation C). When he returned home from the stationhouse, [redacted] allegedly found that some of the clothing from his bedroom had cuts and rips; he alleged that POs did this (Allegation D) (complaint encl. C1-2; [redacted]'s CCRB statement encl. C3-11; [redacted]'s CCRB statement encl. C18-26). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 19, 2014
Received: March 3, 2014
Closed: March 31, 2015

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 114th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Ryan Habermehl, Christopher Kearney