Complaint #201704687,
June 8, 2017

Officer: Perez, Stephanie
Complainant: Black Female, 38
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Perez, Stephanie
Complainant: Black Female, 38
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Fenton, Gerard
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Burrafato, Andrew
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Sproul, Matthew
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Sproul, Matthew
Complainant: Black Female, 38
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Burrafato, Andrew
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Perez, Stephanie Black Female, 38 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Perez, Stephanie Black Female, 38 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Fenton, Gerard Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Burrafato, Andrew Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Sproul, Matthew Male Discourtesy: Word Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Sproul, Matthew Black Female, 38 Discourtesy: Word Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Burrafato, Andrew Black Male, 21 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 35-39 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified

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
'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.


Penalty

Perez, Stephanie
Formalized Training

Summary

On June 8, 2018, at approximately 6 p.m., PO Gerard Fenton of the 79th Precinct, other officers from the 79th Precinct, and ESU officers executed a search warrant at a barbershop located at [redacted] in Brooklyn (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] and [redacted] were in the front area of the barbershop. There were other individuals in a backroom area of the barbershop as well. As officers entered the premises, they allegedly told the people inside of the barbershop to "get the fuck down" (Allegation B: Discourtesy, [redacted]). While on the floor, [redacted] asked if she could sit up due to a health condition, after which Det. Matthew Sproul of ESU allegedly told her to "shut the fuck up" multiple times (Allegation C: Discourtesy, miscellaneous - [redacted]). As [redacted] was in the process of getting down on the floor, he told Det. Sproul that he was going to sue the officers, to which Det. Sproul allegedly responded, "We are doing our fucking job" (Allegation D: Discourtesy, miscellaneous - [redacted]). Approximately five minutes after officers initially entered, Det. Andrew Burrafato of ESU interacted with [redacted] and allegedly stated to him, "Don't fucking move. What do you have? Don't be fidgety" (Allegation E: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Two different officers also allegedly frisked [redacted] and entered his pockets (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). During this time, [redacted] requested Det. Andrew Burrafato's name and shield, but the officer did not provide the information (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). At some point, an officer also allegedly stepped on [redacted]'s cellphone and damaged it (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
The other individuals who were apprehended in the back area were then brought into the front area of the barbershop. PO Stephanie Perez, of the 79th Precinct, then entered the barbershop, frisked [redacted] and then allegedly entered her two front pockets (Allegation J: Abuse of... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 8, 2017
Received: June 9, 2017
Closed: November 30, 2018

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 79th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Barry Duignan, Slawomir Dziubek, Daniel Garcia, Noah Molina, Frederick Moreira, John Sylvestre, Stephen Volpe