Complaint #201704663,
June 4, 2017

Officer: Peralta, Jocelyn
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Peralta, Jocelyn
Complainant: Female, 53
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Peralta, Jocelyn
Complainant: Female, 53
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Peralta, Jocelyn Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Peralta, Jocelyn Female, 53 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Peralta, Jocelyn Female, 53 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Exonerated

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

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Peralta, Jocelyn
Formalized Training

Summary

On June 4, 2017, at approximately 2:30 pm, Sgt. Jocelyn Peralta, PO Michael Cangelosi, PO Christopher McNeely, PO Judith James, and PO Samantha Williams, all of the Midtown South Precinct, responded to [redacted] s apartment at [redacted] in Manhattan, in response to a 911 call by [redacted] s son, [redacted] reported that his mother was not answering the door and had a "mental history." When [redacted] did not respond to Sgt. Peralta's attempts to make contact through the door, Sgt. Peralta reportedly requested that ESU respond to forcibly enter the apartment (Allegation A). When ESU arrived and began to do so, they allegedly removed the peephole from [redacted] Is door (Allegation B). [redacted] opened the door and was placed in handcuffs. Sgt. Peralta brought [redacted] back inside the apartment to get dressed, during which time officers allegedly looked behind internal doors and monitored [redacted] s movements (Allegation A, continued). [redacted] was removed to [redacted] (Allegation C) and released several hours later following a determination that she was not a danger to herself or others. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 4, 2017
Received: June 9, 2017
Closed: December 8, 2017

Reason for contact: Report-domestic dispute
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 13th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Michael Cangelosi, Joseph Droge, Judith James, Christopher Mcneely, Samantha Williams