| Officer: | Napolitano, Thomas |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Female, 39 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Russo, Joseph |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 39 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Napolitano, Thomas |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napolitano, Thomas | Black Female, 39 | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged | Exonerated |
| Russo, Joseph | Black Male, 39 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Unknown Officer | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Exonerated | |
| Napolitano, Thomas | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
On October 14, 2016, at approximately 7:30 a.m., Det. Thomas Napolitano, Sgt. Raymond Tomins, Det. Ravi Narayan, Det. Joseph Russo, and Det. Anthony Giretti, of the Brooklyn Warrant Section, arrived at [redacted] in Manhattan, based on a Parole warrant for [redacted] At the location, Det. Napolitano removed the peephole from the door (Allegation A). After the officers knocked on the door several times, [redacted] opened the door and Det. Napolitano and the officers entered and searched the location (Allegation B and Allegation C). During the search of the residence, the officers found [redacted] inside a bedroom hiding under the bed. [redacted] was handcuffed inside the residence. [redacted] alleged that Det. Russo stated, "Full of shit," and "Fucking around," during the incident (Allegation D).
Upon verifying his identity, the officers determined that [redacted] was not the subject of the Parole warrant, but found that he had an open ICARD for probable cause to arrest in regards to an unrelated incident. [redacted] was transported to the 42nd Precinct stationhouse and was released from the stationhouse the same day. [redacted]s arrest was not processed and he was not issued a summons during this incident; the officers were informed by the 42nd Precinct Detective Squad that the [redacted] was no longer wanted in connection with their case.
This case contains video evidence, a SnagIt copy of which has been placed below. Please note that the original video can be found at Board Review 18 and the transcription can be found at Board Review 05. This video was recorded by [redacted]
NYCHA video footage was also obtained. However, it did not contain any relevant footage of the incident.
This case exceeds 90 days due to initial difficulties with identifying the subject officers' correct command given that the officers were assigned to a different borough than of the incident location. Furthermore, there was also a seven day delay in receiving the NYPD documents from the subject officers' command.
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