Complaint #201409570,
July 17, 2014

Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Desormeau, Kevin
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lalchan, Stephen
Complainant: Black Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Lalchan, Stephen
Complainant: Black Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Desormeau, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Desormeau, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Desormeau, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Desormeau, Kevin Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Unsubstantiated
Lalchan, Stephen Black Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Lalchan, Stephen Black Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Desormeau, Kevin Black Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Desormeau, Kevin Black Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Stop Officer(s) Unidentified
Desormeau, Kevin Black Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk Alleged Victim Uncooperative

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
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalties

Desormeau, Kevin
Command Discipline - A

Lalchan, Stephen
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On July 17, 2014, at approximately 6:15 a.m., [redacted] and [redacted] were both in bed on the second floor of [redacted]'s home located at [redacted] in Queens. Both individuals stated that they both heard a loud boom from the first floor and were approached by officers wearing masks and shields (Allegation A). [redacted] was able to identify from the officers' shirts that they were from Queens Gang. Both individuals were then escorted to the living room by the officers. [redacted] also stated that a man named [redacted] that lives in her basement was placed in the living room as well. [redacted] stated that marijuana was located inside the location but she was unsure if guns or drugs were located there. [redacted] and [redacted] were then escorted out of the location and arrested. At the 103rd Precinct stationhouse, [redacted] was provided a copy of search warrant number [redacted].
Later the same day, at approximately 8 a.m., [redacted]'s son, [redacted] was informed by a neighbor via telephone that officers were at the house. [redacted] then travelled to [redacted] with his cousin [redacted]. According to [redacted], approximately two minutes after he arrived, an unmarked police vehicle pulled in front of his vehicle and three officers exited their vehicle. The investigation was able to identify two of these officers as PO Stephen Lalchan and Detective Kevin Desormeau of the Queens Gang Unit, but was unable to identify the third officer. [redacted] stated that the unidentified officer approached him as he stood outside his vehicle and PO Lalchan asked [redacted] to exit the vehicle (Allegation B, C and D). [redacted] alleged that an officer, identified by the investigation as Detective Desormeau, felt over his shorts pockets and shook them (Allegation E). [redacted] alleged that an officer, who was not identified by the investigation, frisked her (Allegation F). [redacted] alleged that his vehicle was searched by one of the officers, but the investigation determined that both PO Lalchan and Detective... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 17, 2014
Received: September 17, 2014
Closed: August 3, 2015

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 103rd Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Sasha Neve