Complaint #201604699,
May 21, 2016

Officer: Walsh, Christopher
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Daverin, Henry
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Melendez, Roberto
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Melendez, Roberto
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cuoco, Tony
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Melendez, Roberto
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Melendez, Roberto
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Walsh, Christopher Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Daverin, Henry Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Melendez, Roberto Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Melendez, Roberto Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Cuoco, Tony Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Melendez, Roberto Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Melendez, Roberto Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched 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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Daverin, Henry
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Cuoco, Tony
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Walsh, Christopher
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On May 21, 2016, at approximately 2:45 p.m., officers responded to calls for shots fired in front of [redacted] in Brooklyn. Capt. Roberto Melendez requested that ESU respond to the location and authorized ESU enter the [redacted] and [redacted] apartments of [redacted] for a protective sweep (Allegations A through C). PO Christopher Walsh, Sgt. Henry Daverin, and PO Tony Cuoco responded to [redacted] and entered the [redacted] (Allegations D through F).
On May 22, 2016, at approximately 1:45 a.m., Capt. Melendez supervised the entry and search of the [redacted] of [redacted] (Allegation G).
[redacted] Jr., [redacted] and [redacted] were all arrested in regards to this incident (Board Reviews 01-06, respectively).
A UF-49 was prepared in regards to the shooting (Board Review 23).
[redacted]
The age of this case exceeded 90 days due to delays in identifying subject officers. The subject officer was not interviewed until September 8, 2016, when this case was over three months old. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 21, 2016
Received: May 31, 2016
Closed: January 18, 2017

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime