Complaint #201905055,
April 5, 2019

Officer: Fontana, Jackson
Complainant: White Male, 71
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Oneill, John
Complainant: White Male, 71
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black, 55-59
Allegation: Offensive Language: Ethnicity
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Fontana, Jackson White Male, 71 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Unsubstantiated
Oneill, John White Male, 71 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black, 55-59 Offensive Language: Ethnicity Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 April 5, 2019, at approximately 10:30 a.m. the landlord of [redacted] in Manhattan, [redacted] along with her employees, went to [redacted]'s apartment. [redacted]'s [redacted] friend, [redacted] was in the apartment at the time and [redacted] instructed him to not let anyone inside. Once [redacted] denied [redacted] entry into the apartment, she called the police.
PO Jackson Fontana and PO John Oneill of the 6th Precinct responded. The officers told [redacted] they needed to let [redacted] enter. After presenting a court document, [redacted] allowed [redacted] and PO Fontana and PO Oneill inside (Allegations A and B, Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). While speaking to an unidentified officer [redacted] said, "Maybe it's because I'm black." An officer allegedly replied, "You people are always playing the race card" (Allegation C, Offensive Language, [redacted]). [redacted] arrived approximately 90 minutes after the officers entered the apartment. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 5, 2019
Received: June 11, 2019
Closed: April 27, 2020
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 6th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected