Complaint #201706542,
August 7, 2017

Officer: Cheesewright, David
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Clarke, Leonard
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cheesewright, David
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Clarke, Leonard
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cheesewright, David
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Clarke, Leonard
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Clarke, Leonard
Complainant: Black Female, 59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cheesewright, David
Complainant: Black Female, 79
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Cheesewright, David Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Clarke, Leonard Black Female, 23 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Cheesewright, David Black Female, 23 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unsubstantiated
Clarke, Leonard Black Female, 23 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unsubstantiated
Cheesewright, David Black Male, 23 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Clarke, Leonard Black Female, 23 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Clarke, Leonard Black Female, 59 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Cheesewright, David Black Female, 79 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant 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.
'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 August 7, 2017, at approximately 12:30 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] were resting in their duplex apartment at [redacted] in Brooklyn, when Sergeant David Cheesewright of Intel-Criminal Intelligence Section, Police Officer Leonard Clarke of the 84th Precinct, and other officers from the 73rd Precinct and 84th Precinct executed a search warrant inside of [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] soon arrived. PO Clarke allegedly refused to provide his name to [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegations B and C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Cheesewright allegedly spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Clarke allegedly spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Cheesewright allegedly failed to show the search warrant to [redacted] and [redacted] upon request (Allegations F and G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Clarke allegedly failed to show the search warrant to [redacted] upon request (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 7, 2017
Received: August 10, 2017
Closed: March 8, 2018

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Janise Aiken, Lawrence Hotaling, Christopher London
Video evidence collected