Complaint #201707503,
April 18, 2017

Officer: Ward, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ward, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Force: Gun as club
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ward, Christopher
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ward, Christopher
Complainant: Female, 20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ward, Christopher Black Male, 24 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Ward, Christopher Black Male, 24 Force: Gun as club Unsubstantiated
Ward, Christopher Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Ward, Christopher Female, 20 Force: Physical force 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 April 18, 2017 at approximately 2:00 a.m., Lieutenant Christopher Ward of Narcotics Borough Brooklyn South, leading a team of officers from the same command, entered and searcheds [redacted] in Brooklyn (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority; [redacted] Lt. Ward entered the bedroom shared by [redacted] and [redacted] allegedly struck [redacted] in the head with his gun (Allegation B: Force; [redacted] Lt. Ward then allegedly said to [redacted] "get the fuck down" (Allegation C: Discourtesy; [redacted] Lt. Ward allegedly pulled [redacted] out of the bed (Allegation D: Force; [redacted] and [redacted] were arrested and charged with [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 18, 2017
Received: September 12, 2017
Closed: March 8, 2018

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 60th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Eugene Jonny, Humberto Kibel, Andrew Parfenoff, Agapito Soler