Complaint #201802192,
January 19, 2018

Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mogelnicki, Dennis
Complainant: Black Female, 62
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Keane, Daniel
Complainant: Male, 25
Allegation: Force: Police shield
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Chiofolo, Peter
Complainant: Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Keane, Daniel
Complainant: Male, 25
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Colon, Elliot
Complainant: Male, 25
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Casillas, Hector
Complainant: Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Casillas, Hector
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 60
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Schwartz, Charles
Complainant: Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Colon, Elliot
Complainant: Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Casillas, Hector
Complainant: Black Female, 62
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Chiofolo, Peter
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Mogelnicki, Dennis Black Female, 62 Force: Gun Pointed Unsubstantiated
Keane, Daniel Male, 25 Force: Police shield Unsubstantiated
Chiofolo, Peter Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unsubstantiated
Keane, Daniel Male, 25 Force: Other Unsubstantiated
Colon, Elliot Male, 25 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Casillas, Hector Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unsubstantiated
Casillas, Hector Hispanic Male, 60 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unsubstantiated
Schwartz, Charles Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unsubstantiated
Colon, Elliot Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unsubstantiated
Casillas, Hector Black Female, 62 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Chiofolo, Peter 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 January 19, 2018, at approximately 8:58 AM, an ESU team entered [redacted] in Brooklyn in ordered to execute a search warrant obtained by PO Peter Chiofolo of the 67th Precinct (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). The warrant was for the [redacted] apartment, where [redacted] resided with his parents, [redacted] and [redacted]. [redacted] was on the [redacted] landing, outside of the apartment, when the ESU officers entered. PO Dennis Mogelnicki of ESU allegedly pointed his handgun at [redacted], bringing the muzzle of the gun into contact with her temple (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). Other members of the ESU team continued past [redacted] entering the [redacted] apartment (also Allegation A). Inside of [redacted]'s bedroom, Det. Daniel Keane of ESU allegedly struck [redacted] in the face with a ballistic shield (Allegation C: Force, [redacted]) and then, while [redacted] lay on the ground, allegedly placed a foot on [redacted]'s face (Allegation D: Force, [redacted]).
After ESU officers secured the apartment, DI Elliot Colon, Sgt. Charles Schwartz, PO Chiofolo, and PO Hector Casillas of the 67th Precinct entered the apartment (also Allegation A). [redacted] asked each of these officers to show him a copy of their search warrant, but they allegedly refused to do so (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Casillas also allegedly refused to show a copy of the search warrant to [redacted] (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). DI Colon also allegedly told [redacted] to "Shut the fuck up" (Allegation J: Discourtesy, [redacted]). The 67th Precinct officers then searched the apartment (Allegation K: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
Officers placed both [redacted] and [redacted] in handcuffs, and brought them out of the apartment to wait in a vehicle outside. There, PO Casillas allegedly told [redacted] that if he was not truthful about the... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 19, 2018
Received: March 20, 2018
Closed: February 25, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 83rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Donald Abrams, Terry Avent, Patrick Barry, Lenno Hendricks, Matthew Kelly, Eric Miller, Kenneth Paek, Shawn Soler, Matthew Vahey, David Yusim
Video evidence collected