| Officer: | Martinez, Nicole |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | White Male, 75 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) |
| Officer: | Arena, Joseph |
| Complainant: | White Male, 75 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | White Male, 75-79 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez, Nicole | White Male, 75 | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) |
| Arena, Joseph | White Male, 75 | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) |
| Unknown Officer | White Male, 75-79 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name | Officer(s) Unidentified |
Further details on conclusions.
On May 8, 2018, at approximately 6:49 p.m., [redacted]'s former tenant, [redacted] called 911 to gain access to [redacted]'s commercial property at [redacted] in Queens that [redacted] formerly held a lease to. [redacted] and his business partners had surrendered their lease to the property, and [redacted] subsequently changed the store's locks. Police Officer Nicole Essig and Police Officer Joseph Arena of the 105th Precinct responded to the scene and allegedly told [redacted] to call a locksmith to break the store's locks. An unidentified locksmith then forced open the locks (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority – Property Damaged, substantiated). [redacted] who was not at the scene, received a phone call from an unidentified male officer, who said [redacted] had lawful access to the store. [redacted] asked the officer for his name, and the officer allegedly refused to provide it to him (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority - Refusal to Provide Name, officer(s) unidentified). [redacted] Read report for details.