Complaint #201808612,
September 12, 2018

Officer: Trunk, Triston
Complainant: Black Female, 50
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Arnone, Charles
Complainant: Black Female, 50
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Trunk, Triston
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Trunk, Triston
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Trunk, Triston
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Trunk, Triston
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Podd, Thomas
Complainant: Black Female, 50
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Arnone, Charles
Complainant: Black Female, 50
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 50-54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Trunk, Triston Black Female, 50 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unfounded
Arnone, Charles Black Female, 50 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unfounded
Trunk, Triston Black Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Trunk, Triston Black Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Unsubstantiated
Trunk, Triston Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Trunk, Triston Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Podd, Thomas Black Female, 50 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unfounded
Arnone, Charles Black Female, 50 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Black Female, 50-54 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified

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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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

Arnone, Charles
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On September 12th, 2018 at approximately 8:00am, Police Officer Triston Trunk of the 63rd Precinct entered and searched [redacted] in Brooklyn during the execution of a valid no-knock search warrant and with the assistance of other officers, including Sergeant Charles Arnone and Police Officer Thomas Podd, both of the 63rd Precinct (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). While inside [redacted] PO Trunk allegedly told [redacted] that if the officers did not find anything, he would get permission from the commanding officer to break up everything in the house to get what they needed (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Trunk also allegedly stated that if officers found anything at that point, they would arrest everyone in the house, including [redacted] the homeowner, who was not present (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). During the search, Sergeant Arnone covered up [redacted]s exterior surveillance camera (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
[redacted] later arrived at the house while officers were still conducting their search. Both at the house and later at the 63rd Precinct Stationhouse, PO Trunk, Sgt. Arnone, and PO Podd allegedly refused to show [redacted] a copy of the search warrant (Allegations F-H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Trunk or Sgt. Arnone allegedly told [redacted] "I don't have to give you shit" (Allegation I: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 12, 2018
Received: October 17, 2018
Closed: June 13, 2019

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 63rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Slawomir Mikolajuk, Raymond Russo
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected