Complaint #201709514,
November 16, 2017

Officer: Hotaling, Lawrence
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cheesewright, David
Complainant: Black Female, 55
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hotaling, Lawrence
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hotaling, Lawrence
Complainant: Black Female, 55
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Hotaling, Lawrence Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Cheesewright, David Black Female, 55 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unsubstantiated
Hotaling, Lawrence Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Hotaling, Lawrence Black Female, 55 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 November 16, 2017, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Detective Lawrence Hotaling of Patrol Borough Brooklyn North's Field Intelligence Office executed a search warrant (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Entry of Premises, [redacted] with Sergeant David Cheesewright, Police Officer Gerard Fenton, Police Officer Leonard Clarke, Police Officer Andrew Kamna, and Police Officer Christopher Griffith of Patrol Borough Brooklyn North's Field Intelligence Office, and several officers from Emergency Services Unit Squad 7 at [redacted] in Brooklyn. After making entry, the officers searched the apartment (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority - Search of Premises, [redacted] while [redacted] and her boyfriend, [redacted] were detained in the living room. During this time, [redacted] asked Detective Hotaling and Sergeant Cheesewright to show her a copy of the search warrant, which they allegedly failed to provide (Allegations C and D: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to show search warrant, [redacted] subsequently received a summons for unlawful possession of marijuana (Board Review #9). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 16, 2017
Received: November 17, 2017
Closed: July 18, 2018

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Michael Chapman, Leonard Clarke, Michael Degregorio, Gerard Fenton, Adam Geslak, Christopher Griffith, Lenin Guerrero, Jason Jackson, Ali Javed, Andrew Kamna, Daniel Keane, Matthew Kobel, Daniel Miraglia, Matthew Schmucker
Video evidence collected