Complaint #201700612,
January 24, 2017

Officer: Alessandrino, Daniel
Complainant: Black Female, 55
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Alessandrino, Daniel
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Unavailable
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Alessandrino, Daniel Black Female, 55 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unsubstantiated
Alessandrino, Daniel Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Unknown Officer Male Force: Physical force Alleged Victim Unavailable

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 January 24, 2017, at approximately 6:20 AM, Det. Lenno Hendricks, Det. Stewart Eiel, Det. Brian Higgins, Det. Dewight Ruan, Sgt. Arnold Abrams, Det. Joseph Mangiapane, Det. Terry Avent, Det. Shawn Soler, and Det. Patrick Barry, all of the Emergency Services Unit (ESU) executed a search and arrest warrant at [redacted] in the Bronx (hereafter referred to as [redacted] (Allegation A). [redacted] and [redacted] were asleep inside of [redacted] [redacted] was allegedly on the ground in front of the front door to [redacted] and upon entry, an officer allegedly kicked him (Allegation B). The officers spread out throughout [redacted] After these officers left, Det. Daniel Alessandrino and Sgt. Dennis Chan, both of the Financial Crimes Task Force, entered [redacted] moved all of the occupants to a back bedroom, and searched the apartment. [redacted] asked Det. Alessandrino if she and [redacted] could leave, because [redacted] is a high school student and needed to leave for school, and [redacted] walks her nieces to school every day. Det. Alessandrino agreed. [redacted] asked Det. Alessandrino if she could see a copy of the warrant and he allegedly told her that he could not show her a copy of the warrant, but that he would leave a copy in [redacted] when he left. When [redacted] returned, she allegedly found that Det. Alessandrino had not left a copy of the warrant, and had only left a business card (Allegation C). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 24, 2017
Received: January 25, 2017
Closed: June 8, 2017

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 42nd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Dewight Ruan