Complaint #201810023,
December 3, 2018

Officer: Temal, Chandrapaul
Complainant: Black Female, 52
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lasaponara, Piero
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lasaponara, Piero
Complainant: Black Male, 61
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lasaponara, Piero
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lasaponara, Piero
Complainant: Black Female, 52
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Diab, William
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Diab, William
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Black Female, 52
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Black Female, 52
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Temal, Chandrapaul Black Female, 52 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated
Lasaponara, Piero Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Lasaponara, Piero Black Male, 61 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Exonerated
Lasaponara, Piero Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Lasaponara, Piero Black Female, 52 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Diab, William Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Diab, William Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Diab, William Black Female, 52 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Diab, William Black Female, 52 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated

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.
'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.


Penalties

Diab, William
Instructions

Lasaponara, Piero
Instructions

Summary

On December 3, 2018, at approximately 10:30 a.m., Detective Piero Lasaponara and Lieutenant William Diab of the Warrant Section entered the [redacted] of [redacted] in Brooklyn (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Det. Lasaponara damaged [redacted]'s property (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Det. Lasaponara and Lt. Diab searched the [redacted] of [redacted] (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Lt. Diab allegedly refused to provide his shield number to [redacted] (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Det. Lasaponara and Lt. Diab failed to provide [redacted] with a business card (Allegations G and H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
At the 77th Precinct stationhouse, Police Officer Chandrapaul Temal allegedly did not process [redacted]'s complaint regarding officers (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
This case did not result in any arrests or summonses. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 3, 2018
Closed: May 15, 2019

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 77th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: David Hudgens