Complaint #201507578,
August 24, 2015

Officer: Rattansingh, Barry
Complainant: White Female, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Kunst, Catherine
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Rattansingh, Barry
Complainant: White Female, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Rattansingh, Barry White Female, 25 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated
Kunst, Catherine Hispanic Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer White Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Rattansingh, Barry White Female, 25 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated

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.
'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.


Penalty

Kunst, Catherine
Command Discipline - A

Summary

At approximately 4:55 AM on August 24, 2015, Det. Matthew Murphy and Det. Robert Graves of the Warrant Squad went to [redacted] in Queens regarding an I-Card for [redacted] who was wanted in regards to a grand larceny investigation. [redacted], [redacted] and [redacted] who live on the first floor and basement of the residence, were awakened by excessive banging, knocking and door bell ringing from the front door and windows.
[redacted] and [redacted] feared for their safety and believed that someone was trying to break into their home. They all decided to lock themselves in their bathroom and called 911 on two different occasions for help. After waiting approximately 15-30 minutes in between each phone call, [redacted] and [redacted] decided to exit the bathroom to see if the individuals at the front door had left the premises.
Once the family exited the home, they alleged that they observed damage done to their front door in the form of an array of boot marks on the bottom of the door, marks and indentations near the doorknob, by the side of the house a dislodged window pane, and a broken potted plant that was believed to be caused by the knocking on the windows (Allegation A).
After surveying the damage, [redacted] and [redacted] decided to go to the 115th Precinct Stationhouse to speak with officers regarding what happened. At approximately 7:00 AM later that morning, [redacted] and [redacted] spoke with PO Barry Rattansingh of the 115th Precinct, and he allegedly refused to process [redacted]'s and [redacted]'s civilian complaints (Allegations B and C). At approximately 11:00 PM [redacted] and [redacted] returned to the stationhouse and spoke with Sgt. Catherine Kunst of the 115th Precinct. Allegedly Sgt. Kunst also refused to process [redacted]'s civilian complaint (Allegation D). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 24, 2015
Received: September 7, 2015
Closed: February 24, 2016

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 115th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Robert Graves, Matthew Murphy, James Obrien, Robert Townsend