Complaint #201502519,
February 26, 2015

Officer: Drozniak, Marcin
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Dejesus, Jose
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Castillo, Daniel
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Castillo, Daniel
Complainant: Black Female, 49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Drozniak, Marcin Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Dejesus, Jose Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Charges)
Castillo, Daniel Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Castillo, Daniel Black Female, 49 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated

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

Dejesus, Jose
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, March 27, 2017
APU Not guilty

Drozniak, Marcin
Charge Dismissed - DCT
No penalty

Castillo, Daniel
Charge Dismissed - DCT
No penalty

Summary

On February 26, 2015, at approximately 5:45 a.m., Det. Daniel Castillo, Det. Marcin Drozniak and Det. Jose Dejesus entered and searched [redacted]s apartment, located at [redacted] in Staten Island (Allegations A, B and C). As a result, [redacted] alleged that two locks on her front door and the handle to her balcony door were damaged (Allegation D). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 26, 2015
Received: April 3, 2015
Closed: August 11, 2015
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 120th Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued