Complaint #201508051,
September 20, 2015

Officer: Madhu, Shibu
Complainant: Female, 51
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Madhu, Shibu
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Madhu, Shibu Female, 51 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Madhu, Shibu Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Summary

On September 20, 2015, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Sgt. Shibu Madhu, and two unidentified officers arrived at [redacted]'s apartment, located at [redacted] in Brooklyn. [redacted] did not witness the entry because she was in her bedroom, but she was informed by her daughter, [redacted] that Sgt. Madhu and two unidentified officers allegedly entered the apartment without permission and that Sgt. Madhu opened a bedroom door before going to [redacted]'s bedroom (Allegation A). As Sgt. Madhu entered [redacted]'s bedroom, [redacted] asked him if he had a warrant, to which he allegedly replied, "Do you want me to arrest you?" (Allegation B). Afterwards, Sgt. Madhu explained that they were at the location because they were looking for Joseph [redacted]'s nephew, in regards to an assault outside the building. Satisfied that [redacted] was not at the location, the officers departed. One suspect, who is unrelated to [redacted] was arrested in connection with the assault, but neither [redacted] nor [redacted] were summonsed or arrested. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 20, 2015
Received: September 22, 2015
Closed: March 11, 2016

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued