Complaint #201509330,
October 26, 2015

Officer: Narvaez, Carlos
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Cerase, Andrew
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Narvaez, Carlos
Complainant: White Female, 55
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cerase, Andrew
Complainant: White Female, 55
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Narvaez, Carlos Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Cerase, Andrew Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Narvaez, Carlos White Female, 55 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Cerase, Andrew White Female, 55 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unfounded

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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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

Narvaez, Carlos
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On October 26, 2015, at approximately 6:45 a.m., Det. Andrew Cerase and Det. John Sheedy of the Queens Warrant Squad entered and searched the [redacted] in Brooklyn in search of [redacted] who had an active bench warrant (allegation A). At the location, they encountered [redacted] the owner of the location and the mother of [redacted]. When Sgt. Carlos Narvaez of the Queens Warrant Squad arrived at the location, he [redacted] reentered and searched the location (allegation B). Sgt. Narvaez allegedly pushed [redacted] and then flung her into a wall (allegation C). Det. Cerase allegedly failed to provide his name to [redacted] (allegation D). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 26, 2015
Received: November 2, 2015
Closed: March 31, 2016

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 62nd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Paul Adams, Brian Macarthur, Anthony Rodriguez, Victor Sadarangani, John Sheedy
Video evidence collected