Complaint #201803055,
March 27, 2018

Summary

On March 27, 2018, at approximately 9:00 a.m., [redacted] drove her vehicle to the home of [redacted] located at [redacted] in Staten Island. She met [redacted] outside, exited her vehicle, and [redacted] entered it and drove away. In the vicinity of Scribner Avenue and Jersey Street, [redacted] stopped his vehicle at a traffic signal and heard Det. Andrew Fago of Narcotics Borough Staten Island allegedly say, "Get the fuck out the car" (Allegation A -Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop, [redacted] ) (Allegation B - Discourtesy: Word, [redacted] ), which he did. Det. Fago frisked (Allegation C -Abuse of Authority: Frisk, [redacted] ) and searched [redacted] s clothing by inserting his hands into his pockets and removing items from them (Allegation D -Abuse of Authority: Search (of person, [redacted] )).
An officer asked [redacted] whether he had guns and drugs inside his home, allegedly adding that if [redacted] did not tell the truth, officers would "destroy" his home (Allegation E -Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property, [redacted] ) and arrest his wife, [redacted] (Allegation F- Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest, [redacted] ).
Det. Fago and other officers of Narcotics Borough Staten Island, including Det. Vincent Agostino, Det. Anthony Massoni, Det. Stacy Meigs, and Det. Jennifer Childs, entered [redacted] (Allegation G -Abuse of Authority: Premises entered, [redacted] ). [redacted] requested to see the search warrant, and Det. Fago allegedly said, "We don't have to show you shit" (Allegation H -Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant, [redacted] ) (Allegation I -Discourtesy: Word, [redacted] ).
An officer allegedly shouted the instruction to "get the fuck on the floor" (Allegation J - Discourtesy: Word, [redacted] ) to the apartment's occupants, and an officer allegedly pointed his gun at [redacted] (Allegation K -Force: Gun pointed, [redacted] ). Officers, including Det. Fago, searched the apartment (Allegation L -Abuse of Authority: Search of premises, [redacted] ). Officers... Read report for details.