Complaint #201901953,
February 28, 2019

Officer: Gonzalez, Efrain
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Gonzalez, Efrain
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mcdermott, James
Complainant: Black Female, 50
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Drozniak, Sebastian
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mcdermott, James
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mcdermott, James
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Drozniak, Sebastian
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Gonzalez, Efrain Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Gonzalez, Efrain Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Mcdermott, James Black Female, 50 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Drozniak, Sebastian Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Mcdermott, James Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Mcdermott, James Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Drozniak, Sebastian 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.
'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 February 28, 2019, at approximately 6:30 a.m., [redacted] was alone at her home located at [redacted] in Brooklyn, where she lives with her son, [redacted], and two other children. [redacted] heard someone knocking on her apartment door and when she opened it, she saw Warrant Squad Brooklyn South's Det. Efrain Gonzalez, Det. James McDermott, and Det. Sebastian Drozniak, one of whom allegedly told her they had a warrant for her arrest. She stepped into the hallway and tried to close the door, but Det. Gonzalez allegedly blocked the door with his foot and then entered the apartment, followed by Det. Drozniak (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Det. McDermott allegedly grabbed [redacted]'s right wrist (Allegation C: Force, [redacted]). Det. Gonzalez allegedly told Det. McDermott to let go of [redacted] and Det. McDermott also entered the apartment (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] left her apartment building while Det. Gonzalez, Det. McDermott, and Det. Drozniak searched her apartment for [redacted] (Allegation E to G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] returned approximately one hour later to find the detectives were no longer in the apartment. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 28, 2019
Received: March 5, 2019
Closed: April 27, 2020

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 60th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected