Complaint #201609903,
November 10, 2016

Summary

On November 10, 2016, [redacted] was in her apartment at [redacted] when [redacted] the organization appointed as [redacted]'s legal guardian, came to her apartment with a locksmith and attempted to gain entry to conduct an assessment of her apartment. [redacted] prevented [redacted] from gaining access and he called 911 at approximately 1:16 p.m. PO Ysia Collado, PO Phillip Billik, PO Gabriel Baaith, and PO Dina Ramos of the 46th Precinct responded. Unidentified officers threatened to break [redacted]'s door down, but they were unable to gain entry (Allegation A). A supervisor was requested and Sgt. Daliza Matos-Lugo and PO Samuel Mercado of the 46th Precinct arrived, but were also unable to gain entry. Sgt. Matos-Lugo requested that ESU and the Duty Captain respond to the scene, and PO Olivier Bagley and Det. Joseph Cortez of ESS 4 responded to the scene. PO Bagley and Det. Cortez threatened to break [redacted]'s door down but they were unable to convince [redacted] to open the door (Allegations B and C). Captain Theodore Federoff of the 30th Precinct arrived and instructed PO Bagley and Det. Cortez to remove the peephole, insert a camera, and then forcibly open the door, which they did, so [redacted] could be taken to the hospital (Allegations D, E, and F). PO Bagley and Det. Cortez used physical force to remove [redacted] from her apartment (Allegations G and H). PO Bagley, Det. Cortez, and other officers handcuffed [redacted] and physically escorted her outside. PO Bagley and Det. Cortez then re-entered [redacted]'s apartment and conducted a search of it (Allegations I and J). The locksmith secured [redacted]'s apartment door, PO Collado and PO Billik escorted [redacted] to [redacted] and all other officers left the scene. Read report for details.