Complaint #201805568,
July 10, 2018

Officer: Hall, John
Complainant: Male, 53
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hall, John
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 50
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Arndt, William
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hall, John
Complainant: Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Feit, Walter
Complainant: Male, 53
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Feit, Walter
Complainant: Male, 53
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Arndt, William
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 19
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hall, John
Complainant: Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Caputo, James
Complainant: Male, 53
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Hall, John Male, 53 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Exonerated
Hall, John Hispanic Female, 50 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Arndt, William Hispanic Female, 19 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Hall, John Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Feit, Walter Male, 53 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Feit, Walter Male, 53 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Arndt, William Hispanic Female, 19 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Hall, John Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Caputo, James Male, 53 Force: Physical force 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 July 10, 2018, at approximately 5:45 p.m., [redacted] officer and his wife, [redacted] were at their residence at [redacted] in Queens. [redacted] saw [redacted] and [redacted] in a white Range Rover outside of the [redacted] residence. A firearm was allegedly pointed out of the vehicle at [redacted] who was inside of her residence, at the window. She alerted [redacted]
PO Jordan Melexenis and PO Michael DeFranco, both of the 111th Precinct, arrived at the [redacted] residence, where they were informed by [redacted] and [redacted] of what allegedly transpired. Lt. William Arndt and his driver PO James Caputo, also of the 111th Precinct, also arrived on scene. They were informed by the [redacted] family that [redacted] had gone to his house, which was a fraction of a block away. Lt. Arndt, PO Caputo, PO Melexenis, and PO Defranco then went to a location identified by the investigation as [redacted]s house. Once they arrived, they knocked on the door, and saw both [redacted] and [redacted] inside. After a brief conversation between Lt. Arndt and the members of the [redacted] family at the front door, the members of the [redacted] family closed the door.
A short time later, [redacted] and [redacted] went back to the front door, where they spoke with Lt. Arndt, PO Melexenis, and PO DeFranco, who tried to get them to convince [redacted] to leave the house. During this conversation, [redacted] and [redacted] locked themselves out of the house. They were joined a short while later by Captain John Hall, also of the 111th Precinct.
At approximately the same time, as ordered by Captain Hall, PO Walter Feit opened the gate that separated the backyard of the [redacted] residence from the driveway and sidewalk, and he, PO Victor Mevo, PO Caputo, and PO Robert Dussel, all of the 111th Precinct, waited in the back and watched the back of the house (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority- Entry of Premises- [redacted]). Captain Hall and Lt. Arndt said to [redacted] and [redacted] that the door to the house could be broken if... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 10, 2018
Received: July 11, 2018
Closed: December 12, 2019

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 111th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Mateusz Baranowski, Nicholas Basilone, Taehoon Chung, Michael Defranco, Robert Dussel, Christopher Maksym, Jordan Melexenis, Victor Mevo, James Phillips
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected