Complaint #201904012,
April 29, 2019

Officer: Rodriguez, Pedro
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Rodriguez, Pedro
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Rodriguez, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Rodriguez, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Giallanza, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Rodriguez, Pedro Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Rodriguez, Pedro Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Rodriguez, Pedro Hispanic Female, 54 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Rodriguez, Pedro Hispanic Female, 54 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Giallanza, Michael Hispanic Female, 54 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Rodriguez, Pedro
Formalized Training

Giallanza, Michael
Formalized Training

Summary

On April 29, 2019, at approximately 11:10 a.m., PO Pedro Rodriguez and PO Michael Giallanza, both of the 72nd Precinct, completed a search warrant execution at [redacted] in Brooklyn. PO Rodriguez and PO Giallanza then went upstairs to [redacted]'s apartment, [redacted] to seek consent to search her apartment for a firearm. PO Rodriguez allegedly told [redacted] that if she did not consent to a search voluntarily, then he would post an officer in front of her door and in 20 minutes, he would come back with a search warrant and ransack, destroy, or ruin her apartment (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). At that time, [redacted] allowed the officers to enter and search her apartment (Allegations B and C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Rodriguez and PO Giallanza did not provide business cards to [redacted] (Allegations D amd E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 29, 2019
Received: May 9, 2019
Closed: December 12, 2019

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 72nd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Thomas Redmond, Anthony Taccetta
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected