Complaint #201600489,
January 19, 2016

Officer: Perez, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Viggiano, Joseph
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Perez, Michael Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Unsubstantiated
Viggiano, Joseph Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

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

Viggiano, Joseph
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On January 19, 2016, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Det. Joseph Viggiano and Det. Michael Perez of Brooklyn North Warrant Squad arrived at [redacted] Is address, located at [redacted], in Queens. Det. Viggiano and Det. Perez had been to this apartment at least two times in the past two months because they had an arrest warrant for [redacted] Is former husband. [redacted] was not home when the detectives came to her apartment, but her [redacted]-old daughter, [redacted] and [redacted]-old son, [redacted] were home. [redacted] are on the lease of this apartment, along with [redacted]. [redacted] alleged that Det. Viggiano and Det. Perez entered her apartment without consent (Allegations A and B). Det. Viggiano and Det. Perez asked [redacted] if he had seen [redacted] said he had not. Det. Viggiano and Det. Perez left the apartment. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 19, 2016
Closed: April 21, 2016

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 114th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued