Complaint #201606907,
August 10, 2016

Officer: Stuart, Tina
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Stuart, Tina
Complainant: Black Female, 53
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Stuart, Tina
Complainant: Black Female, 53
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Risano, Brian
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Risano, Brian
Complainant: Black Female, 53
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Castillo, Daniel
Complainant: Black Female, 53
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Castillo, Daniel
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Stuart, Tina Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Stuart, Tina Black Female, 53 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Stuart, Tina Black Female, 53 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Risano, Brian Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Risano, Brian Black Female, 53 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Castillo, Daniel Black Female, 53 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Castillo, Daniel Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated

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 August 10, 2016, at approximately 6:38 a.m., Det. Tina Stuart, Det. Brian Risano, and Det. Brian Castillo of Staten Island Warrant Squad arrived at [redacted] residence at [redacted] in Staten Island in search of her son, [redacted] for whom Det. Stuart possessed two active bench warrants. [redacted] told the officers that [redacted] was not present, and that he did not reside with her. [redacted] refused to let the officers into her residence, and pushed her metal front door closed. After the door was closed, Det. Risano kicked the door four times, warping the door (Allegation A). [redacted] then opened her door and Det. Stuart allegedly said, "I can lock you up right now (Allegation B)." Det. Risano entered [redacted] residence, followed by Det. Stuart and Det. Castillo, without [redacted] permission (Allegations C and D). Det. Stuart and Det. Castillo searched the apartment for [redacted] and Det. Castillo opened [redacted] kitchen cabinets and stove (subsumed in Allegations D; Allegation E). [redacted] asked Det. Stuart and Det. Castillo for their shield numbers and Det. Stuart allegedly ignored her request and offered no response (Allegation F). Det. Castillo spelled his name and allegedly provided Det. Stuart's shield number as his own (Allegation G). The officers left [redacted] residence without finding [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 10, 2016
Closed: November 16, 2016

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 120th Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected