Complaint #201906533,
July 24, 2019

Officer: Hudgens, David
Complainant: White Female, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Hudgens, David
Complainant: White Female, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Hudgens, David White Female, 54 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Hudgens, David White Female, 54 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

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.


Penalty

Hudgens, David
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On July 24, 2019, at approximately 7:20 a.m., Detective David Hudgens, Police Officer Randy Chow, and Detective Piero Lasaponara of the Warrant Squad arrived outside of [redacted]'s apartment at [redacted] in Brooklyn. At the time no one was present inside [redacted]'s apartment. Detective Hudgens forcibly opened the door to, entered, and searched [redacted]'s apartment (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Entry of Premises, [redacted] (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Search of Premises, [redacted] Detective Hudgens, Police Officer Chow, and Detective Lasaponara then left the scene. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 24, 2019
Received: July 25, 2019
Closed: August 13, 2020

Reason for contact: Report-domestic dispute
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 71st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Randy Chow, Piero Lasaponara
Video evidence collected