Complaint #201501960,
January 19, 2015

Officer: Mchugh, John
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Francis, Eric
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Lafortune, Steve
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Mchugh, John Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Francis, Eric Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Lafortune, Steve Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

Conclusion Meanings:

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

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On January 19, 2015, members of the tactical response unit of Narcotics Borough Brooklyn North observed a narcotics transaction between [redacted] and [redacted] in front [redacted] At 4:40 p.m., [redacted] was arrested at the corner of Lewis Avenue and Hart Street. At 4:45 p.m., officers knocked on [redacted] to arrest [redacted]. When [redacted] opened the door, officers entered the residence without consent to arrest [redacted] (Allegation A). Three officers went upstairs, where they spoke with [redacted] mother [redacted] and brother, [redacted]. Det. McHugh and Sgt. Eric Francis recalled [redacted] had requested officers retrieve sneakers from his bedroom. Prior to entering [redacted]'s bedroom, Det. McHugh observed loose marijuana in plain view on a TV dinner table. Sgt. Francis observed loose marijuana on a coffee table, money stacked up like books, a firearm on the shelf, and somewhere he could not recall, crack-cocaine. Once officers secured the location, Det. McHugh and Det. Steve LaFortune left to obtain a search warrant for the premises (search warrant encl. 13H-I). Officers searched [redacted]'s bedroom from 7:45 p.m. to 8:20 p.m., and seized a firearm, marijuana, crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia and US currency as arrest evidence (property vouchers encl. 11G-CC). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 19, 2015
Received: March 18, 2015
Closed: August 3, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 81st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime