Complaint #201810512,
December 19, 2018

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Mcfarland, John
Complainant: Black Female, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Mcfarland, John
Complainant: Black Female, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mcfarland, John
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mcfarland, John
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mcfarland, John
Complainant: Female
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Mcfarland, John Black Female, 41 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Mcfarland, John Black Female, 41 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Mcfarland, John Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Mcfarland, John Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Mcfarland, John Female Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant 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.
'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 December 19, 2018, at approximately 5:55 a.m., Detective John McFarland and additional officers of the Gun Violence Suppression Division entered and searched [redacted] in Manhattan (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) during the execution of a valid no-knock search warrant. [redacted] asked Detective McFarland to provide his name and he allegedly did not provide it (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] and [redacted] requested to see the search warrant and one was not provided (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Detective John McFarland refused to show the search warrant to [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Unidentified officers allegedly damaged [redacted] television and [redacted] dresser drawers during the search (Allegation F and Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] was arrested for [redacted]. No other arrests or summonses were issued. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 19, 2018
Closed: December 20, 2019

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: NYCHA
In NYPD 23rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Brendan Bradley, Rafael Munoz, John Roufanis, Michael Tansey, Walter Warkenthien