Complaint #201904088,
April 23, 2019

Officer: Lasaponara, Piero
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Quirk, James
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Diab, William
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lasaponara, Piero
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Quirk, James
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Quirk, James
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Quirk, James
Complainant: White Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Lasaponara, Piero
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Quirk, James
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Lasaponara, Piero
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Diab, William
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: White Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Lasaponara, Piero Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Unsubstantiated
Quirk, James Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Unsubstantiated
Diab, William Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Unsubstantiated
Lasaponara, Piero Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Quirk, James Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Quirk, James Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Quirk, James White Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Lasaponara, Piero Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Quirk, James Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Lasaponara, Piero Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Unsubstantiated
Diab, William Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
Diab, William White Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

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


Penalties

Diab, William
Forfeit vacation 6 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, February 8, 2024
APU Command Discipline B
Forfeit vacation 6 days

Lasaponara, Piero
Command Discipline B 5 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, July 17, 2023
APU Command Discipline A
Forfeit vacation 5 days / Command Discipline A

Quirk, James
Forfeit vacation 3 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, February 8, 2024
APU Command Discipline A
Forfeit vacation 5 days

Summary

On April 23, 2019, at approximately 7:00 a.m. roommates [redacted] and [redacted] were in their apartment at [redacted] in Brooklyn. On April 19, 2019, [redacted] filed a criminal complaint report against her boyfriend [redacted] for whom there was a probable cause Investigation Card (I-Card). Det. Piero Lasaponara, Det. James Quirk, and Lt. William Diab, all of the Warrant Section Brooklyn South, knocked on the door and entered the apartment after [redacted] answered the door (Allegation A- Abuse of Authority-[redacted]; Allegation B- Abuse of Authority -[redacted]; Allegation C- Abuse of Authority-[redacted]). Det. Lasaponara and Det. Quirk entered [redacted]s bedroom without her permission allegedly with the participation of Lt. Diab (Allegation D- Abuse of Authority-[redacted]; Allegation E- Abuse of Authority-[redacted]; Allegation F- Abuse of Authority-[redacted]). Det. Quirk searched a vacant bedroom within the apartment and Det. Lasaponara allegedly searched the apartment (Allegation G- Abuse of Authority-[redacted]; Allegation H- Abuse of Authority-[redacted]).
On May 2, 2019, at approximately 7:00 a.m. Det. Lasaponara, Det. Quirk, and Lt. Diab returned to the apartment with Det. David Hudgens, also of Warrant Section Brooklyn South. Det. Lasaponara knocked on the door while Det. Hudgens watched the building from the rear. While [redacted] answered the door, Det. Hudgens saw [redacted] on the rear fire escape of the building, and notified Det. Lasaponara and Det. Quirk, who entered the apartment and arrested [redacted] (Allegation I- Abuse of Authority-[redacted]; Allegation J- Abuse of Authority-[redacted]).
Neither Lt. Diab not Det. Quirk provided [redacted] with a business card on April 23, 2019 (Allegation M- Abuse of Authority-[redacted]; Allegation N- Abuse of Authority--[redacted]).
On May 2, 2019, [redacted] was arrested for [redacted] (Board Reviews 01 and 02). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 23, 2019
Received: May 13, 2019
Closed: April 23, 2021

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 70th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Pablo Benigno, David Hudgens, Andrea Lasaponara, Sunil Ramsamooj, Max Rolffot
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected