Complaint #201800734,
January 29, 2018

Officer: Pagan, Roberto
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 27
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pagan, Roberto
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 27
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pagan, Roberto
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Pagan, Roberto
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Granata, Salvator
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 26
Allegation: Discourtesy: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Pagan, Roberto Hispanic Male, 27 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Pagan, Roberto Hispanic Male, 27 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Pagan, Roberto Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Substantiated (Charges)
Pagan, Roberto Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Charges)
Granata, Salvator Hispanic Female, 26 Discourtesy: Other Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalties

Granata, Salvator
Closed: Guilty after trial-PC Approved, July 1, 2020
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 3 days

Pagan, Roberto
Closed: Guilty after trial-PC Approved, July 1, 2020
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 7 days

Summary

On January 29, 2018, at approximately 6:14 a.m., [redacted] awoke to someone banging on the door to her apartment, located on the [redacted] in Staten Island. [redacted] opened the door and saw Detective Roberto Pagan, Detective Salvator Granata, and Detective Robert White, all from the Warrants Section. Det. Pagan stuck his foot in the door, so that [redacted] could not shut the door. The officers asked for [redacted]. [redacted] denied knowing or being [redacted] and stated that she would get her identification. She told the officers that she would be right back at which point, Det. Pagan pushed the door open, and all three officers entered and searched the home (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). As the officers were leaving, they asked [redacted] where [redacted] her boyfriend, was. [redacted] responded that she thought the officers were at the residence looking for [redacted] and expressed discontent that this was what her tax dollars were going towards. Det. Granata allegedly responded, "Like you pay taxes" (Allegation C: Discourtesy, [redacted]).
On January 29, 2018, at approximately 10:00 a.m., [redacted]'s boyfriend, [redacted] called Det. Pagan and asked about the statement he made to [redacted] in regards to him telling her, "Like you pay taxes." Det. Pagan allegedly responded, "I don't give a shit," and disconnected the phone call (Allegations D and E: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 29, 2018
Closed: November 29, 2018
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Robert White
Video evidence collected