Complaint #201805134,
June 18, 2018

Officer: Nichols, Desmund
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Nichols, Desmund
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Nichols, Desmund Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Substantiated (Charges)
Nichols, Desmund Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

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

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Nichols, Desmund
Forfeit vacation 10 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, December 7, 2020
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 10 days

Summary

On June 18, 2018, at approximately 9:14 am, [redacted] was at home in her apartment at [redacted] in the Bronx, when Sgt. Desmund Nichols (44th precinct) arrived at her door with twelve other officers, looking for her son [redacted] When Sgt. Nichols asked [redacted] if he was inside, she assured him that he was not. However, Sgt. Nichols then stepped around [redacted] and entered the apartment without her consent, prompting the other officers to follow him in (Allegation A – Premises Entered: Substantiated). After conducting a brief search, the officers exited without finding [redacted] inside (Allegation B – Premises Searched: Substantiated). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 18, 2018
Received: June 26, 2018
Closed: January 24, 2019

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 44th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Ivan Angeles, Anthony Basora, Amelia Brown, Todd Campbell, Christopher Egan, Anthony Fiore, Yajaira Garcia, John Kim, Dahuan Li, Armena Marku, Ofelia Mero, Joseph Modica, Marycatherine Nashlenas, Roseleny Peralta, Michael Rivera, Lee Rubin, Corey Simpson
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected