Complaint #201404961,
May 16, 2014

Officer: Rahman, Waliur
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Rivera, James
Complainant: Black Male, 52
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rohan, Warren
Complainant: Black Male, 52
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 50-54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 50-54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Rahman, Waliur Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Rivera, James Black Male, 52 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Rohan, Warren Black Male, 52 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 50-54 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Unknown Officer Black Male, 50-54 Discourtesy: Word 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
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 May 16, 2014, [redacted] and [redacted]'s friend, [redacted], were inside of [redacted] in Brooklyn. [redacted] and [redacted] have resided in [redacted] for the past year. Around 8:00 p.m. on May 16, 2014, Narcotics Borough Brooklyn North officers executed a search warrant and entered the apartment with their guns pointed at the occupants and searched the apartment, damaging items in the process (Allegation A). [redacted] alleged that officers entered the apartment screaming, "Get the fuck down!" (Allegation B). [redacted] alleged that Det. Rivera and Det. Rohan said, "We got these motherfuckers" when they apprehended him (Allegations C and D). [redacted] also alleged that an officer said, "I'm going to tear this fucking apartment up if you don't tell me where the drugs and heroin is" (Allegation E). Narcotics, a scale and a stun gun were recovered from the apartment and [redacted] and [redacted] were subsequently arrested (encl. 4a-4s). Ultimately, [redacted] and [redacted] were charged with [redacted]. [redacted] was only charged with [redacted]. [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 16, 2014
Received: May 18, 2014
Closed: February 23, 2015

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 77th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime