Complaint #201709542,
November 9, 2017

Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Defendis, Matthew
Complainant: Black Female, 50
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Reilly, Richard
Complainant: Black Female, 50
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Wood, Daniel
Complainant: Black Female, 50
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Defendis, Matthew Black Female, 50 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Reilly, Richard Black Female, 50 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Wood, Daniel Black Female, 50 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 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
'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 9, 2017, at approximately 6:15 a.m., officers from Narcotics Borough Brooklyn South entered and searched [redacted] in Brooklyn pursuant to a search warrant obtained by PO Richard Reilly (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted], his girlfriend, [redacted] and his sister, [redacted] were inside of the apartment at that time. [redacted] was at work when the officers entered and searched the apartment. Unidentified officers told [redacted] "Get the fuck on the ground," as they first entered the apartment (Allegation B: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Sgt. Justin Smith called [redacted] who then returned to the apartment. She asked Det. Joey Morales and PO Matthew Defendis for their names and shield numbers, and Det. Morales replied that she had to get that information from a supervising officer (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Defendis did not respond to [redacted]'s request (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). The officers arrested [redacted] for [redacted] and left the apartment. A bed frame and a dresser drawer were damaged during the course of PO Reilly's search of the apartment (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 9, 2017
Received: November 16, 2017
Closed: February 28, 2018

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: NYCHA
In NYPD 76th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Yuriy Manzurov, Justin Smith