Complaint #201801527,
November 29, 2017

Officer: Cordones, Joseph
Complainant: White Female, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cordones, Joseph
Complainant: White Female, 41
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Grossman, Jeremy
Complainant: White Female, 41
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Cordones, Joseph White Female, 41 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Cordones, Joseph White Female, 41 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer White Female, 40-44 Discourtesy: Action Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer White Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Grossman, Jeremy White Female, 41 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded

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
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 29, 2017, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Sergeant Joseph Cordones, Police Officer Jeremy Grossman, Police Officer Kathy Salem, and Police Officer Yael Padilla, all of the 49th Precinct, arrived at [redacted] in the Bronx in response to a 9-1-1 call made by [redacted] After the officers obtained [redacted] s ID and spoke to [redacted] who made allegations against her tenant, [redacted] walked the officers to the tenant's apartment on the lower level of the building. After they entered, [redacted] allegedly heard PO Grossman say, "Oh I guess we are back again, this girl is nuts" (Allegation A: Discourtesy Word, [redacted]). Shortly after the officers entered, [redacted] returned to her apartment on the main floor of the building.
Approximately 20 minutes after the officers entered the apartment, they went up to [redacted] s apartment where she was standing in the hallway in front of her apartment. Sgt. Cordones asked [redacted] to put clothes and shoes on and informed her that she would be going with them to the stationhouse. After a brief exchange, [redacted] went into her apartment and she locked the door. [redacted] allegedly heard 10 to 15 "bangs" against her apartment door, which she believed was an officer kicking and damaging her door (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority - Property Damage, [redacted]).
After the officers walked out of the building to leave the location, [redacted] opened the window of her apartment and yelled to Sgt. Cordones that he could not take the ID. In response, Sgt. Cordones allegedly said, "I can do whatever the fuck I want" (Allegation C: Discourtesy - Word, [redacted]). As the officers left, one of the officers allegedly left [redacted] s ID on her driveway (Allegation D: Discourtesy - Action, [redacted]).
Approximately 15 minutes later, [redacted] received a call from Sgt. Cordones, who told her that she should go to the stationhouse and that he would issue a warrant for her arrest (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority - Threat of Arrest, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 29, 2017
Received: February 23, 2018
Closed: August 13, 2018

Reason for contact: Report-domestic dispute
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 49th Precinct Bronx

Witness Officers: Yael Padilla, Kathy Salem