Complaint #201510210,
December 2, 2015

Officer: Rampaul, Rayna
Complainant: Black Female, 56
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Santiago, John
Complainant: Black Female, 56
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Messina, Gary
Complainant: Black Female, 56
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Santiago, John
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Rampaul, Rayna Black Female, 56 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Santiago, John Black Female, 56 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unsubstantiated
Messina, Gary Black Female, 56 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unsubstantiated
Santiago, John Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated

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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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

Seven days prior to this incident, Ronald [redacted] s son, was arrested in regards to a shooting within the confines of the 13th Precinct. On November 30, 2016 Det. John Santiago, of the 13th Pct. Det. Squad, obtained a search warrant for [redacted], in Brooklyn.
On December 2, 2015, at approximately 7:30 a.m., Det. Santiago executed a search warrant at [redacted] (Allegation A). [redacted] allegedly requested generally to the group of officers to see the search warrant, but the officers all ignored her request (Allegation B). [redacted] was brought into the living room where she was ordered to sit down, but was not handcuffed. [redacted] protested, and an officer told her that if she did not sit she could be handcuffed (Allegation C). [redacted] sat but continued to move and was told to stop or else she would be arrested. (within Allegation C). [redacted] was informed that they found a gun in her son's room, which they believed was his and therefore were not going to arrest her. Soon after, the officers then began to leave the apartment together. Before all the officers left, Sgt. Madho allegedly frisked [redacted] (Allegation D). Sgt. Madho did not find anything on [redacted] and then left the apartment.
After the officers left, [redacted] noticed that her closet door and lamp were damaged, and her curtains were ripped from the windows (Allegation E). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 2, 2015
Closed: May 24, 2016

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 78th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Robert Cardona, Ryan Christopher, George Droesch, Eric Hayden, Damarr Mcbean, John Stiene