Complaint #201411847,
November 19, 2014

Officer: Wright, Matthew
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Wright, Matthew
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Graves, Robert
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Graves, Robert
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Graves, Robert
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Albertelli, John
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Albertelli, John
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Albertelli, John
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Wright, Matthew
Complainant: Black Female, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Graves, Robert
Complainant: Black Female, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Albertelli, John
Complainant: Black Female, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Wright, Matthew
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Albertelli, John
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Graves, Robert
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Wright, Matthew Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Charges)
Wright, Matthew Black Female, 34 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Graves, Robert Black Female, 34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Graves, Robert Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Charges)
Graves, Robert Black Female, 34 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Albertelli, John Black Female, 34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Albertelli, John Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Charges)
Albertelli, John Black Female, 34 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Wright, Matthew Black Female, 27 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Graves, Robert Black Female, 27 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Albertelli, John Black Female, 27 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Wright, Matthew Black Female, 34 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Charges)
Albertelli, John Black Female, 34 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Charges)
Graves, Robert Black Female, 34 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

Albertelli, John
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, April 28, 2017
APU Not guilty

Wright, Matthew
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, April 28, 2017
APU Not guilty

Graves, Robert
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, April 28, 2017
APU Not guilty

Summary

At approximately 6:00 a.m. on November 19, 2014, [redacted] and [redacted] were inside their apartment at 367 East 154th Street, in the Bronx. Three plainclothes officers, identified as Sgt. John Albertelli, Det. Matthew Wright, and Det. Robert Graves, knocked on the door and said they were executing a warrant. Either [redacted] or [redacted] opened the apartment door and all three officers allegedly pushed into the apartment (Allegations A, B, and C). Det. Wright showed [redacted] and [redacted] a photograph of the man they were looking for. Both said that they did not recognize the man and told the officers that they were at the wrong apartment. Sgt. Albertelli, Det. Wright, and Det. Graves then grabbed [redacted] by the arms and handcuffed him (Allegations D, E, and F). In the process, the officers allegedly pushed [redacted] to the ground. The officers then walked [redacted] into the living room, allegedly twisting his handcuffed wrists as they walked. The officers allegedly pushed [redacted] onto the couch (Allegations G, H, and I). [redacted] and [redacted] both alleged that the couch was damaged at this time (Allegations J, K, and L). Sgt. Albertelli and Det. Graves then went into the apartment's bedroom, where they looked inside closets and under beds (subsumed with Allegations B and C). When Sgt. Albertelli and Det. Graves returned, the officers removed [redacted] handcuffs and exited the apartment. [redacted] asked all three officers for their identifying information. Det. Wright wrote his name on a piece of paper, but Sgt. Albertelli and Det. Graves allegedly did not respond to the request (Allegations M and N). The officers left the apartment and neither [redacted] nor [redacted] was arrested or issued a summons. After the officers left, [redacted] observed that her bedroom door and lock cylinder on her front door were damaged (subsumed with Allegations J, K, and L).
[redacted] attorney provided a forty second video for this incident, which was recorded by [redacted] on her cell phone [see 17 Board... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 19, 2014
Received: November 22, 2014
Closed: November 18, 2015
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 40th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected