| Officer: | Bosland, Robert |
|---|---|
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Raso, Michael |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Raso, Michael |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Bosland, Robert |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosland, Robert | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | |
| Raso, Michael | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Substantiated (Charges) | |
| Raso, Michael | Black Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Bosland, Robert | Black Male, 31 | Force: Physical force | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
Further details on conclusions.
On June 27, 2015, at approximately 11:30 p.m., [redacted] hosted a party involving approximately 20-50 civilians in the shared backyard of [redacted] in the Bronx. Lt. Michael Raso of the 47th Precinct received a noise complaint about the party, and he instructed Sgt. Stephen Api of the 47th Precinct to respond to the scene and to seize the civilians' audio speakers (Allegation A). Lt. Raso, Sgt. Api, PO Robert Bosland, PO Joseph Novak, PO Brian Hanlon, PO Teresa Busweiler, PO [redacted] Summa, PO John McLoughlin, and approximately five to six additional officers from the 47th Precinct arrived at the incident location. All of the officers entered the shared backyard of [redacted] by walking down the shared driveway between the houses (Allegation B). PO Bosland then entered [redacted] through the back door by pushing [redacted] into the house, and he did so in order to carry out Lt. Raso's order to seize the speakers, which were inside of the house (Allegation C-D). PO Bosland issued a summons to [redacted] for unreasonable noise, and the officers left the scene with the speakers (Board Review 01-07). Read report for details.