Complaint #201900197,
December 4, 2018

Officer: Acevedo, Steven
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Acevedo, Steven
Complainant: Black Female, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Acevedo, Steven
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Silvester, Edward
Complainant: Female, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Acevedo, Steven Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Acevedo, Steven Black Female, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unsubstantiated
Acevedo, Steven Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Silvester, Edward Female, 25 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment Complaint Withdrawn
Unknown Officer Female, 25-29 Force: Physical force Complaint Withdrawn

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.
'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 4, 2018, at approximately 5:45 p.m., Detective Steven Acevedo and other members of Narcotics Borough Queens South's 113th Precinct Module executed a valid no-knock search warrant at [redacted]'s residence, located at [redacted] in Queens (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Aside from [redacted] also present in the apartment were two guests of [redacted]'s in-home hairstyling business, [redacted], as well as a customer of [redacted]'s in-home hairstyling business, [redacted]. Det. Acevedo allegedly failed to show [redacted] the search warrant upon her request (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). An officer allegedly pushed [redacted] down the stairs, allegedly fracturing her wrist (Allegation D: Force, [redacted]). Upon recovering a small quantity of narcotics and related paraphernalia, Det. Acevedo arrested [redacted] and transported them to the 113th Precinct stationhouse. [redacted] allegedly requested medical treatment for her injured wrist at the stationhouse from Sergeant Edward Silvester, but Sgt. Silvester allegedly failed to obtain it for her (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). A few hours later, [redacted] were released with DATS for [redacted] (Board Review 02-07). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 4, 2018
Received: January 8, 2019
Closed: May 15, 2020

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 113th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Brandon Agosto, Novonil Chowdhury, Roderick Dantini, Carlos Fabara, Vincent Ferrante, Ramon Garcia, Ehtasham Khan, Philip Masi, Paul Muggeo