Complaint #201701245,
February 16, 2017

Officer: Leahy, Arthur
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Leahy, Arthur
Complainant: Female, 51
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show arrest warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gomes, David
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Sena, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Leahy, Arthur Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Leahy, Arthur Female, 51 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show arrest warrant Unsubstantiated
Gomes, David Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Sena, Michael Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalties

Gomes, David
Formalized Training

Sena, Michael
Formalized Training

Leahy, Arthur
Formalized Training

Summary

On February 16, 2017, at approximately 10:00 A.M., Det. Arthur Leahy, PO Daniel Golat, Det. Michael Bennett, PO Lee Maldonado, Sgt. Michael Sena, and Sgt. David Gomes, all of the Staten Island Warrant Section, went to [redacted] in Staten Island based on an I-Card with probable cause to arrest for [redacted] and a bench warrant issued in 2006 for [redacted].
Upon arrival, PO Golat and PO Maldonado went to the back of the house while Det. Bennett knocked on the windows and Det. Leahy rang the doorbell. Neither action garnered a response. Det. Leahy then knocked on the door to the house, which became ajar. He then entered, along with Sgt. Sena and Sgt. Gomes (Allegations A, B, and C), as well as Det. Bennett. While inside, Det. Leahy met [redacted] and asked her questions about her son, [redacted] and [redacted] allegedly asked Det. Leahy if she could see the arrest warrant, but he refused to show it to her (Allegation D). After answering some of the officers' questions, [redacted] told them to leave, which they did. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 16, 2017
Closed: July 12, 2017

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 120th Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Michael Bennett, Daniel Golat, Lee Maldonado