Complaint #201503932,
May 7, 2015

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Doyle, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Lipetri, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Lipetri, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Officer(s) Unidentified
Doyle, Michael Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Lipetri, Michael Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Lipetri, Michael Black Male, 24 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

Lipetri, Michael
Instructions

Doyle, Michael
Instructions

Summary

At approximately 5:00 a.m. on May 7, 2015, four officers from the 75th Precinct, Inspector Michael Lipetri, the commanding officer of the precinct, Lieutenant Michael Doyle, the special operations lieutenant, and Police Officer Joseph Nicosia and Police Officer Kelly Quinn, assistant field intelligence officers, went to [redacted] a two-story one-family home in Brooklyn. The officers went to the location to inform [redacted] of his enrolment in the NYPD's Operation Ceasefire (BR01). They were also in possession of arrest warrants for two individuals whose addresses were listed on the arrest warrants as [redacted] (BR02). [redacted] opened the door and spoke with the officers. An unidentified officer allegedly threatened to arrest her and everyone else in the house if she did not allow them to enter the house (Allegation A). The officers proceeded to enter the first floor of the house and conduct a search for the two individuals listed on the warrants (Allegation B and C). [redacted] was on the first floor while [redacted] was in the basement. The officers entered the basement of [redacted] where they conversed with [redacted] about Operation Ceasefire. During this conversation, an unidentified officer allegedly searched [redacted] s prosthetic leg (BR03 & BR04) and spoke discourteously to him (Allegation D and E). Inspector Lipetri also spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation F).
[redacted] audio-recorded his conversation with the officers on his phone. He played the recording during his CCRB interview on June 24, 2015 [redacted] (Interview Transcript) and provided a copy via email following the interview (embedded below). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 7, 2015
Received: May 17, 2015
Closed: December 15, 2015

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Joseph Nicosia, Kelly Quinn
Video evidence collected