Complaint #201508312,
February 13, 2015

Officer: Titterton, Brian
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Maria, Francisco
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Titterton, Brian
Complainant: White Male, 40
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Titterton, Brian
Complainant: White Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Titterton, Brian Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Maria, Francisco Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Titterton, Brian White Male, 40 Discourtesy: Word Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Titterton, Brian White Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Other Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Maria, Francisco
Instructions
Command Level Instructions

Summary

At approximately 3:41 p.m. on February 13, 2015, [redacted] walked into the 108th Precinct stationhouse and requested assistance in retrieving her belongings from the residence of her husband, [redacted] located at [redacted] in Queens (henceforth referred to as the "marital address"). The couple was in the process of divorce and [redacted] had been arrested for assaulting and harassing [redacted] one day prior. As such, two officers identified as PO [redacted] Titterton and PO Francisco Maria of the 108th precinct, escorted [redacted] to the apartment and knocked on the door. During a brief conversation through the closed door, PO Titterton allegedly told [redacted] that if he did not open it, he would take him to [redacted] for acting crazy (Allegation A). After [redacted] failed to open the door, [redacted] used her key to unlock it and enter, followed by both officers (Allegations B and C). Over the next several minutes, [redacted] collected her belongings while PO Titterton spoke to [redacted] in the kitchen. At one point, PO Titterton allegedly asked [redacted] if [redacted] was always this "nuts" (Allegation D). After [redacted] retrieved all of her items, she and the officers left the apartment with arresting or summonsing [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 13, 2015
Received: October 1, 2015
Closed: December 21, 2015

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 108th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued