Complaint #201501992,
March 11, 2015

Officer: Alcantara, Israel
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 28
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Oshea, Frank
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ohanlon, Daniel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 28
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
NYPD Disposition: Instructions
Officer: Ohanlon, Daniel
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Linares, Carlos
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 25-29
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Oshea, Frank
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Linares, Carlos
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Ohanlon, Daniel
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Alcantara, Israel Hispanic Female, 28 Force: Pepper spray Exonerated
Oshea, Frank Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Ohanlon, Daniel Hispanic Male, 28 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
NYPD Disposition: Instructions
Ohanlon, Daniel Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Linares, Carlos Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Female, 25-29 Offensive Language: Gender Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Unknown Officer Hispanic Female, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Oshea, Frank Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Linares, Carlos Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Ohanlon, Daniel Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: 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.
'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.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Oshea, Frank
Command Discipline - A

Ohanlon, Daniel
Instructions

Linares, Carlos
Formalized Training

Summary

In the evening of March 11, 2015, [redacted] her two young daughters, and her boyfriend, [redacted] were inside the apartment in preparation for dinner. [redacted] and his then-girlfriend, [redacted] were standing immediately outside the apartment, the door of which was closed, smoking one cigarette, which they intermittently exchanged between them.
Around 8:00PM, PO Israel Alcantara and PO Samson Getachew of Housing Borough Bronx, who were conducting vertical patrols of the building as part of their regular duties, entered the [redacted] hallway from a stairwell directly next to the apartment and approached [redacted] accusing her of smoking marijuana. Both officers grabbed [redacted] who struggled to get out of the officers' grip. [redacted] opened the door of the apartment and tried to push [redacted] inside. However, the officers resisted [redacted] s efforts to flee, grabbing [redacted] before she could enter the apartment.
[redacted] still inside the apartment, and believing [redacted] to be in danger, grabbed her and attempted to pull her inside. At this point, [redacted] who was in the kitchen nearby, learned of what was happening and witnessed the scuffle without taking part. The officers continued to pull [redacted] off the threshold of the doorway, but [redacted] managed to escape the officers' grips and fully entered the apartment, hiding in a distant bedroom. [redacted] (who also managed to get inside the apartment) and [redacted] attempted to fully close the door, but the officers prevented them from doing so both by pushing the door open and by possibly deploying their batons in an effort to prevent the door from closing. In the midst of the struggle, PO Alcantara's right index finger became caught between the door and the door frame, causing a laceration on that finger. However, none of the civilians claimed to be aware that PO Alcantara's finger was caught in the door, and none heard either officer issue any verbal commands during the scuffle.
In an effort to free his finger from the door, PO... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 11, 2015
Received: March 19, 2015
Closed: September 3, 2015
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 40th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Samson Getachew, Kenneth Gorman, Daniel Mufaddi
Video evidence collected