Complaint #201801344,
April 15, 2017

Officer: Deleon, Yoan
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Clarke, Steven
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Clarke, Steven
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Deleon, Yoan Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Unsubstantiated
Clarke, Steven Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Clarke, Steven Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises 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.


Document

Complaint Closing Report

Summary

On February 20, 2018, [redacted] filed the following complaint with the CCRB. On April 16, 2017, at approximately 11:00 p.m., [redacted] was in his home at [redacted], in Manhattan when PO Steven Clarke and PO Yoan Deleon of the 33rd Precinct came to his door. PO Clarke and PO Deleon entered the apartment (Allegation A and B: Abuse of Authority – [redacted] PO Clarke picked up a box cutter from [redacted]s window ledge (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority – [redacted] was arrested for criminal possession of a weapon and menacing (Board Review 1). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 15, 2017
Received: February 20, 2018
Closed: July 25, 2018

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 33rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued