Complaint #201904286,
May 17, 2019

Officer: Duffy, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25
Allegation: Force: Gun as club
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Duffy, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Duffy, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Duffy, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Duffy, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Monge, Jorge
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ramos, Carlos
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Duffy, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Duffy, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Scheinblum, Ian
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Duffy, Michael Hispanic Male, 25 Force: Gun as club Unsubstantiated
Duffy, Michael Hispanic Male, 25 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Duffy, Michael Hispanic Male, 25 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Duffy, Michael Hispanic Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unfounded
Duffy, Michael Hispanic Male, 25 Force: Restricted Breathing Unsubstantiated
Monge, Jorge Hispanic Male, 25 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Ramos, Carlos Hispanic Male, 25 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Duffy, Michael Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Duffy, Michael Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Scheinblum, Ian Hispanic Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated

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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 May 17, 2019, at approximately 6 a.m., [redacted] was at his home located at [redacted] in Manhattan with his wife, [redacted], [redacted]-old son, [redacted] and [redacted]-old daughter, [redacted]. Officers from the Narcotics Borough Manhattan North, including Detective Michael Duffy, Sergeant Ian Scheinblum, Police Officer Jorge Monge, Police Officer Carlos Ramos, and Detective Francisco Guzman, entered and searched [redacted] apartment pursuant to a search warrant (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Upon entry, Det. Duffy allegedly elbowed [redacted] in the ribs and struck him with his firearm (Allegations C and D: Force, [redacted]). Det. Duffy allegedly picked [redacted] off the ground by the back of his neck and restricted his breathing (Allegation E: Force, [redacted]). Det. Duffy allegedly told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up" and made several other discourteous statements using the word "fuck" (Allegation F: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Inside the prisoner van parked in the vicinity of [redacted] in Manhattan, PO Monge and PO Ramos allegedly told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up" (Allegations G and H: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Det. Duffy allegedly refused to show the search warrant to [redacted] (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Scheinblum allegedly damaged [redacted]'s living room wall (Allegation J: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Det. Duffy issued [redacted] and [redacted] criminal court summonses for [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 17, 2019
Closed: May 15, 2020

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 32nd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Francisco Guzman