Complaint #201700815,
January 31, 2017

Officer: Abrams, Donald
Complainant: Black Male, 70
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Abrams, Donald
Complainant: Black Male, 70
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ban, Kristyn
Complainant: Black Female, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Paige, Joseph
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 18-20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 70-74
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 70-74
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Gray, Adam
Complainant: Black Male, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Abrams, Donald Black Male, 70 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Abrams, Donald Black Male, 70 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Ban, Kristyn Black Female, 16 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Paige, Joseph Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 18-20 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 70-74 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 70-74 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Officer(s) Unidentified
Gray, Adam Black Male, 20 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated

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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 31, 2017, at approximately 7:00 a.m., officers from the Emergency Service Unit Apprehension Team (ESU-A Team), including Det. Patrick Barry, PO Joseph Mangiapane, Sgt. Donald Abrams, and Det. Thomas Longa entered and searched [redacted] in Queens pursuant to a search warrant obtained by PO Joseph Paige of the 113th Precinct Anti-Crime team (Allegation A). Inside the house at the time of the entry was [redacted] in the living room, [redacted] in her bedroom, [redacted] and [redacted] in their bedroom, and [redacted] in his basement bedroom. On entering the house, ESU officers handcuffed [redacted] in the living room and then Det. Barry and PO Mangiapane entered [redacted]'s bedroom where PO Mangiapane handcuffed her. [redacted] asked where [redacted] were and either Det. Barry or PO Mangiapane allegedly replied, "Shut the fuck up" (Allegation B). Sgt. Abrams and Det. Longa then went to the basement staircase where Sgt. Abrams allegedly said to [redacted] "Don't fucking move!" (Allegation C). Sgt. Abrams and Det. Longa then proceeded down into the basement where Sgt. Abrams handcuffed [redacted] asked what was going on and Sgt. Abrams allegedly replied, "I don't fucking know" (also Allegation C). Sgt. Abrams then allegedly kicked over a chair and a small table knocking glass items onto the floor and breaking them (Allegation D).
Once the house was secured, ESU officers left and 113th Precinct officers entered including PO Paige, Det. Adam Gray, PO Kristyn Graziano, PO Daniel Pelan, Sgt. Michael Ferrari, and Sgt. Derrick Milligan. PO Graziano searched [redacted]'s legs, torso, waistband and shorts pockets in the living room (Allegation E). PO Graziano then entered [redacted]'s bedroom and searched [redacted]'s legs, torso, pajama pants pockets, and waistband (also Allegation E). The civilians were then escorted into the living room while officers searched the house for contraband. While inside the living room, an unknown officer allegedly told [redacted] that if he did not tell the truth about who owned... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 31, 2017
Closed: July 28, 2017

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 105th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Patrick Barry, Michael Ferrari, Thomas Longa, Joseph Mangiapane, Derrick Milligan, Daniel Pelan
Video evidence collected