Complaint #201709888,
November 1, 2017

Officer: Lewis, Ricardo
Complainant: Black Female, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Davenia, Joseph
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Brunetti, Francis
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Desiderio, Peter
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lewis, Ricardo
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lewis, Ricardo Black Female, 45 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Davenia, Joseph Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Brunetti, Francis Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Desiderio, Peter Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Lewis, Ricardo Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated

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 1, 2017, at approximately 5:00 p.m., [redacted] was engaged in a dispute with the family of her landlord at [redacted] in Brooklyn. [redacted] called the police and Sgt. Ricardo Lewis, PO Joseph Davenia, PO Francis Brunetti and PO Peter Desiderio of PSA 2 responded to the location. Sgt. Lewis, PO Davenia, PO Brunetti and PO Desiderio entered [redacted]s apartment (Allegations A, B, C and D: Abuse of Authority - [redacted] While inside the apartment, Sgt. Lewis allegedly told [redacted] and her boyfriend [redacted] that he would arrest them if they did not leave the apartment (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority - [redacted] and [redacted] left the apartment and no one was arrested. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 1, 2017
Received: November 29, 2017
Closed: July 18, 2018

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: NYCHA
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued