Complaint #201601743,
February 25, 2016

Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cooley, Christophe
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 76
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cooley, Christophe
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 76
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mccarthy, Brittany
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 76
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Cooley, Christophe Hispanic Male, 76 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Cooley, Christophe Hispanic Male, 76 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unsubstantiated
Mccarthy, Brittany Hispanic Male, 76 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number 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 February 25, 2016, at approximately 6:05 a.m., approximately ten officers from Narcotics Borough Queens North entered and searched [redacted]'s residence, which is located at [redacted] in Queens (Allegation A). [redacted] was asleep in the apartment at that time, along with his son [redacted], his [redacted] cousin [redacted], his son's girlfriend [redacted], and his [redacted] grandson [redacted]. Officers woke up all of the civilians, brought them into the living, and explained that they had a search warrant for the apartment. [redacted] asked PO Chris Cooley and PO Brittany Mcgee for their shield numbers, and also to see a copy of the search warrant. Both officers replied that they would show him their shield numbers and the warrant later (Allegations B, C, and D).
The civilians were all moved to the hallway outside of the apartment while the officers searched the residence. Officers recovered a bag of marijuana, several pills of a controlled substance, an imitation firearm, and $476 in cash. [redacted] was placed under arrest, and removed from the apartment for arrest processing. Before leaving, PO Cooley showed a copy of the warrant to [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 25, 2016
Received: March 3, 2016
Closed: June 1, 2016

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 106th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Ramiro Ruiz