Complaint #201703145,
April 24, 2017

Summary

Prior to the incident, [redacted] had lived at [redacted] in the Bronx along with her son, [redacted] and her son's girlfriend, [redacted] Several days before the incident, [redacted] had gotten into a dispute with [redacted] prompting them to move out of the apartment. After they left, [redacted] had the locks in the apartment changed to prevent them from re-entering the apartment. [redacted] had left several belongings in the apartment when she departed.
At approximately 2:11 p.m. on April 24, 2017, [redacted] returned to the apartment and attempted to retrieve her property. PO Andy Roque, PO Marleny Estevez and PO Ronnie Garcia of the 46th Precinct were with her at the time. [redacted] and the officers knocked on [redacted]'s door, but [redacted] ignored them and made no response. A few minutes later, PO Roque climbed onto the building's fire escape and entered the apartment through an open window (Allegation A). Seeing [redacted] inside, PO Roque asked, "Didn't you hear us knocking on your door? I'll lock you up for not opening your door" (Allegation B). PO Roque then opened the apartment's front door, admitting [redacted] PO Estevez and PO Garcia also entered at that time. After [redacted] retrieved her belongings, she and the officers left the apartment. [redacted] was not arrested or issued a summons.
The CCRB found evidence that PO Estevez provided false official statements regarding this incident (Allegation C). On 7/28/17, IAB log # 2017-28656 was generated via CCRB case number 201705840 to address the CCRB's finding.
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