Complaint #201810280,
September 21, 2018

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hotaling, Lawrence
Complainant: Hispanic Female
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Hotaling, Lawrence
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hotaling, Lawrence
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 50-54 Discourtesy: Word Exonerated
Hotaling, Lawrence Hispanic Female Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Officer(s) Unidentified
Hotaling, Lawrence Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Hotaling, Lawrence Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises 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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 September 21, 2018, at approximately 6:05 a.m., Detective Lawrence Hotaling of the 84th Precinct, Sergeant Joseph Armenio of the 90th Precinct, and additional officers entered and searched [redacted] in Brooklyn pursuant to a search warrant (Allegation A and Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). During the entry into the apartment, an unidentified officer allegedly stated to [redacted] "Get the fuck out of my way" (Allegation C: Discourtesy, [redacted]). During the search of the apartment, [redacted] allegedly asked officers to see the search warrant multiple times and he was not shown the search warrant (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). An officer also allegedly damaged [redacted]s and [redacted] two iPads, a laptop computer, a liner on a couch and allegedly smashed ceramics located in the rear bedroom (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Det. Hotaling allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
Neither [redacted] nor [redacted] were arrested as a result of this incident; however, [redacted] was issued a summons for unlawful possession of marijuana (BR 06). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 21, 2018
Received: December 11, 2018
Closed: July 23, 2019

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 90th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Joseph Armenio, John Breslin, Patrick Espeut, Vincent Mugno, Carlos Posada, John Uske
Video evidence collected