Complaint #201407753,
July 21, 2014

Officer: Fini, Giovanni
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Kaminsky, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Oneill, Genine
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Vera, Frank
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Simms, Justin
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Fini, Giovanni Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Kaminsky, Michael Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Oneill, Genine Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Vera, Frank Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Simms, Justin Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Formalized Training)

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.


Penalty

Simms, Justin
Formalized Training

Summary

On July 21, 2014, at approximately 1:18 a.m., [redacted] and [redacted] were in [redacted] 's apartment located at [redacted] in Brooklyn. [redacted] heard a knock on the door and went to answer. PO Frank Vera, PO Genine O'Neill, PO Michael Kaminsky, and PO Giovanni Fini from the 75th Precinct, entered the apartment (Allegations A, B, C, and D). Sgt. Justin Simms, from the 75th Precinct, authorized the search of the apartment (Allegation E). Neither [redacted] nor [redacted] were arrested or issued summonses. A part of this incident was recorded via cellphone by [redacted] (Board Review 1; Board Review 2 for transcription of the video). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 21, 2014
Received: July 30, 2014
Closed: July 28, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Michael Bernier
Video evidence collected