| 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) |
Further details on conclusions.
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.