Complaint #201607246,
August 20, 2016

Officer: Nilan, Courtney
Complainant: Black Female, 55
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Dalessandro, Christopher
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Nilan, Courtney Black Female, 55 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unfounded
Dalessandro, Christopher 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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On August 20, 2016, at approximately 7:30 a.m., Captain Courtney Nilan of the 101st Precinct supervised the entry and search of [redacted]'s apartment, located at [redacted] in Queens, pursuant to a search warrant obtained by PO Christopher D'Alessandro of the 101st Precinct (Board Review 01) (Allegation A). [redacted]'s apartment was occupied by the following: [redacted]'s son, [redacted] who slept in the living room. [redacted]'s daughter, [redacted] who was in a bedroom with her boyfriend, [redacted] and their sons, [redacted] and [redacted] and [redacted]'s daughter, [redacted] who slept in the master bedroom with [redacted] and [redacted]'s brother, [redacted] who was staying in the bedroom, right off of the living room, but at the time was in the bathroom at the very end of the inside hallway, and two dogs. During the execution of this search, [redacted] alleged that Captain Nilan quickly flashed her a search warrant (Board Review 02) (Allegation B). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 20, 2016
Received: August 22, 2016
Closed: November 16, 2016

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 101st Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: John Healey, Andrew Scampoli