Complaint #201901693,
February 13, 2019

Summary

On February 13, 2019, at approximately 6:00 a.m., [redacted] was asleep in his home at [redacted] in Manhattan, with approximately nine other family members and friends, when Detective Fernando Bonilla, Detective Ryan Puglisi, Detective Paola Santos, and several other officers all assigned to the Manhattan North Narcotics Bureau, forcibly entered his residence to execute a search warrant (Allegation A and B: Abuse of Authority-Entry of Premises, [redacted]). Det. Bonilla and Det. Puglisi then forcibly entered [redacted] s bedroom, causing him to be hit by the door, and Det. Puglisi allegedly placed his firearm against [redacted] s head and said, "don't move" (Allegation C and D: Force-Physical Force, [redacted]; Allegation E: Force-Gun Pointed, [redacted]). Officers approached the next bedroom where [redacted] s friend, [redacted] was located, and allegedly stated, "get on the fucking floor," "it's a fucking raid," and "open the fucking door" (Allegation F: Discourtesy-Word, [redacted]). A few seconds later, officers entered the bedroom, threw [redacted] to the floor, and pushed her head against the floor while handcuffing her (Allegation G: Force-Physical Force, [redacted]). While the officers searched the apartment, [redacted] overheard an officer say, "this house smells like shit," "look at this fucking house," "it is so fucking dirty," and "what type of people fucking live here" (Allegation H: Discourtesy-Word, [redacted]). Later, while [redacted] was being escorted to the bathroom, an officer allegedly told her that she had a "fat pussy" (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority-Sexual Misconduct, [redacted]), and when she asked for her handcuffs to be loosened, the officer allegedly ordered her to bend over in front of him first (Allegation J: Abuse of Authority-Sexual Misconduct, [redacted]). Read report for details.