Complaint #201804460,
April 11, 2018

Officer: Oconnell, David
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Oconnell, David
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Oconnell, David
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Oconnell, David
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Libreros, Andres
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Petri, Jason
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Oconnell, David
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Oconnell, David
Complainant: Black Female, 42
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Oconnell, David Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Oconnell, David Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Oconnell, David Black Male, 51 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Black Female, 40-44 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Oconnell, David Black Male, 51 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Libreros, Andres Black Male, 51 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Petri, Jason Black Male, 51 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Oconnell, David Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS Unsubstantiated
Oconnell, David Black Female, 42 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

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
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalty

Oconnell, David
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On April 11, 2018, at approximately 6:00 a.m., Sgt. David Oconnell, Det. Andres Libreros, Det. Jason Petri, and additional officers from the Organized Crime Division, executed a search warrant at [redacted] home, located at [redacted] in Queens (Allegations A – B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Unidentified officers allegedly grabbed [redacted] by her shirt collar, pulled her into her apartment, and pushed her onto her couch (Allegation C: Force, [redacted]). Det. Libreros and Det. Petri allegedly pushed [redacted] onto the ground (Allegations D – E: Force, [redacted]). [redacted] and [redacted] requested to see a copy of the search warrant and Sgt. Oconnell allegedly refused to show it (Allegations F – G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Oconnell allegedly told [redacted] he could call ACS to remove [redacted] and allegedly told [redacted] that he could be arrested if he didn't stop talking (Allegation H - I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 11, 2018
Received: June 5, 2018
Closed: June 4, 2019

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 114th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: David Bailey, Leandro Castro, Leslie Johnson, Sean Mcloughlin, Michael Robbert