Complaint #201808850,
October 19, 2018

Officer: Sanders, Lahmar
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gomez, Pedro
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gomez, Pedro
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Fahy, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Wolfenhaut, Jason
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Sanders, Lahmar
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Sanders, Lahmar
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Gomez, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Fahy, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Wolfenhaut, Jason
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Fahy, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 63
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Fahy, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 40
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Gomez, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Fahy, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Fahy, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Fahy, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Female
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show arrest warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Sanders, Lahmar Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Unsubstantiated
Gomez, Pedro Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Unsubstantiated
Gomez, Pedro Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Unsubstantiated
Fahy, Michael Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Unsubstantiated
Wolfenhaut, Jason Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Unsubstantiated
Sanders, Lahmar Hispanic Male, 19 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Sanders, Lahmar Hispanic Male, 19 Force: Gun Pointed Unfounded
Gomez, Pedro Hispanic Male, 19 Force: Gun Pointed Unfounded
Fahy, Michael Hispanic Male, 19 Force: Gun Pointed Unfounded
Wolfenhaut, Jason Hispanic Male, 19 Force: Gun Pointed Unfounded
Fahy, Michael Hispanic Female, 63 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Fahy, Michael Hispanic Female, 40 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Gomez, Pedro Hispanic Female, 40 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded
Fahy, Michael Hispanic Male Force: Physical force Unfounded
Fahy, Michael Hispanic Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unfounded
Fahy, Michael Hispanic Female Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show arrest warrant Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Summary

At approximately 7:00 a.m. on October 19, 2018, four officers, Detective Lahmar Sanders, Detective Pedro Gomez, Detective Michael Fahy, and Detective Jason Wolfenhaut from the Warrant Squad, entered [redacted]s apartment, which was located at [redacted] in the Bronx, and they allegedly searched the apartment (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority - Entry, [redacted] (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority - Search of Premises, [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority - Search of Premises, [redacted] (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority - Search of Premises, [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority - Search of Premises, [redacted] At some point while the officers were inside of the apartment, [redacted]s daughter, [redacted] asked to see a warrant, and Detective Fahy told her that she did not need to see it because it was already shown to [redacted] (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority - Refused to Show Arrest Warrant, [redacted] At some point inside of the apartment, Detective Gomez handed the warrant to [redacted] and he allegedly told her that if she ripped the paper everyone was going to be arrested (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority - Threat of Arrest, [redacted]
The officers eventually noticed [redacted]s son, [redacted] inside of the apartment. Detective Sanders instructed [redacted] to go to the hallway of the apartment building in order to speak with the officers, and [redacted] refused to do so. Detective Sanders allegedly forced [redacted] onto the floor (Allegation H: Force - Physical Force, [redacted] While he was on the floor, all of the officers allegedly drew their firearms and pointed them at [redacted] (Allegation I: Force - Gun Pointed, [redacted] (Allegation J: Force - Gun Pointed, [redacted] (Allegation K: Force - Gun Pointed, [redacted] (Allegation L: Force - Gun Pointed, [redacted] Detective Fahy also drew a taser and allegedly pointed it at [redacted] (Allegation M: Abuse of Authority - Threat of Force, [redacted]. [redacted]s mother, [redacted] and [redacted]s grandfather, [redacted] told the... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 19, 2018
Received: October 23, 2018
Closed: May 1, 2020

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 44th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime