Complaint #201506349,
July 17, 2015

Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cote, Timothy
Complainant: Black Female, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Cote, Timothy
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Holovinsky, Alexandra
Complainant: Black Female, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Devine, Kevin
Complainant: Black Female, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Cote, Timothy
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Devine, Kevin
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Cote, Timothy Black Female, 33 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Cote, Timothy Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS Unsubstantiated
Holovinsky, Alexandra Black Female, 33 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 35-39 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Devine, Kevin Black Female, 33 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Unknown Officer Black Female, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Cote, Timothy Black Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Devine, Kevin Black Male, 37 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Substantiated (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.
'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

Devine, Kevin
Formalized Training

Cote, Timothy
Formalized Training

Summary

On July 17, 2015, at approximately 6 a.m., [redacted] her husband [redacted] and her son [redacted] were sleeping at [redacted] in Brooklyn, when [redacted] heard an officer behind the door say, "Kick this shit" (Allegation A). [redacted] was wearing panties during the incident with the rest of her body exposed. Officers subsequently entered [redacted]'s residence and they all shouted, "Get the fuck on the floor" (Allegation B and C). When she told the officers that she was pregnant and her son was asthmatic all of the officers then stated, "I don't give a fuck" (subsumed within Allegation C). In a separate room, [redacted] repeated that his wife was pregnant and that her son was asthmatic and an officer him, "I don't give a fuck" (Allegation D). Upon searching the apartment, officers recovered a clip of marijuana in [redacted]'s bedroom. PO Timothy Cote told her to confess all other contraband, otherwise, "Your [redacted] is going in the system" (Allegation E). [redacted] alleged that after approximately 40 minutes after the officers arrived, PO Alexandra Holovinsky strip searched her (Allegation F).
Neither Sgt. Kevin Devine nor PO Cote showed the search warrant to [redacted] or [redacted] during this incident (Allegation G, H, I, and J). [redacted] and [redacted] were arrested and were both charged with [redacted]. [redacted]'s arrest has since been voided [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 17, 2015
Received: July 31, 2015
Closed: February 24, 2016

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 69th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Terry Avent, Patrick Barry, Philogene Breville, Kristen Collins, John Flynn, Norman Grandstaff, Lenno Hendricks, Brian Higgins, Thomas Longa, Matthew Mauro, Albert Romano, Dale Schultz