| Officer: | Smith, Justin |
|---|---|
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Smith, Justin |
| Complainant: | Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Smith, Justin |
| Complainant: | Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Smith, Justin |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Rivera, Paul |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Justin | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Exonerated | |
| Smith, Justin | Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Unsubstantiated |
| Smith, Justin | Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged | Unfounded |
| Smith, Justin | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Exonerated | |
| Rivera, Paul | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
On September 16, 2015, at approximately 11:00 a.m., [redacted] had an argument with his girlfriend, [redacted] at his apartment located at [redacted] in Brooklyn. [redacted] and [redacted] were in the lobby of the building when PO Justin Smith and PO Paul Rivera, both from the 71st Precinct, arrived. [redacted] recognized PO Smith from a previous arrest and lawsuit. [redacted] ran into his apartment and attempted to shut the door. PO Smith was on the other side of the door pushing on it preventing [redacted] from closing it. PO Smith allegedly stated, "I am going to fuck you up" (Allegation A). [redacted] ran through his apartment and through [redacted]s (his grandmother) room. PO Smith followed [redacted] into the house (Allegation B), followed by PO Smith (Allegation C). [redacted] jumped out the window and hid in the bushes of a neighbor's yard. [redacted] went to the home of [redacted], a friend, and he received a phone call from [redacted] stating PO Smith was searching his room (Allegation E). [redacted] allegedly sent [redacted] to the apartment to see what was going on. [redacted] told him that PO Smith was removing papers from his room. After three days, [redacted] returned to his room and discovered the door to his room had been broken (Allegation D).
There is a video in this case, taken by [redacted]s sister (whose name he did not know how to spell) days after the incident depicting the state of [redacted]s room (see video below).
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