Complaint #201503859,
May 14, 2015

Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Forrester, Katrina
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Forrester, Katrina
Complainant: Black Female
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Corso, Douglas
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Forrester, Katrina
Complainant: Black Female
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Forrester, Katrina Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Unsubstantiated
Forrester, Katrina Black Female Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unsubstantiated
Corso, Douglas Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Unsubstantiated
Forrester, Katrina Black Female Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Officer(s) Unidentified

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
'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.


Summary

At approximately 5:55 a.m. on May 14, 2015, [redacted] and [redacted] were at their home, located at [redacted] in Brooklyn. With them was their infant daughter. [redacted] is a two-story building, with two apartments on each floor. There is also a separate residence in the basement. The building has two exterior, with one leading onto the first floor, and another leading directly into the basement. [redacted] heard a loud noise coming from the building's basement. When he went out into the hallway to see what was happening, he noticed a group of plainclothes officers, identified as a Brooklyn South Narcotics team, standing in the basement (Allegation A).
[redacted] left the apartment to see what was happening. After he left, several officers, led by Det. Katrina Forrester and Det. Joseph Corso, entered the [redacted] apartment. The officers searched the [redacted] apartment (Allegations B, C and D). Det. Forrester asked [redacted] where her brother [redacted] was. [redacted] told Det. Forrester that her brother lived in the basement, but was not home at the time. Det. Forrester stated that if [redacted] did not appear, then both [redacted] and [redacted] would be arrested (Allegation E). [redacted] asked Det. Forrester to see a copy of any warrants that she had. Det. Forrester stated that a supervisor would show her the warrant later, but no officer ultimately showed a warrant to [redacted] (Allegation F).
[redacted]'s other brother who lived on the second floor, [redacted] came downstairs and joined her in the kitchen. [redacted] called [redacted] and told him to come over. Once [redacted] arrived, he identified himself as the basement's occupant. A search of the basement turned up crack cocaine. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 14, 2015
Closed: October 22, 2015

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Ade Ajasa, Tearle Connell, Alfred Davidson, Jean Desir, Albert Jackson, Ricardo Joseph, Michael Kobus, Winston Mcdonald