Complaint #201508768,
October 10, 2015

Officer: Smith, Craig
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Grieco, David
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Smith, Craig Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Grieco, David Black Male, 40 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated

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.
'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 October 10, 2015, at approximately 4:50 a.m., officers from the 75th Precinct executed a search warrant at [redacted] in Brooklyn (Allegation A). [redacted] the apartment's tenant, was home at the time, along with her nephew [redacted] her granddaughter [redacted] and [redacted] s friend, [redacted] During the search of the apartment, PO David Grieco allegedly told [redacted] "Shut the fuck up," as well as, "You know where the fucking guns at." PO Grieco also allegedly said to [redacted] "Your aunt, she's going to get kicked out of the motherfucking apartment," as well as, "Don't make me go and get the motherfucking dogs" (Allegation B). [redacted] and [redacted] were both arrested for criminal use of drug paraphernalia as a result of this incident. [redacted] also complained that the officers stole money from her apartment, which was referred to IAB under CCRB Case #201508779. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 10, 2015
Received: October 15, 2015
Closed: February 23, 2016

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: NYCHA
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Damon Martin