Complaint #201908277,
September 19, 2019

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Bektesevic, Elvisa
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 42
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bektesevic, Elvisa
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 42
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Seiger, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 42
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Castellano, Rene
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 42
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Castellano, Rene
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 42
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Kowatch, Nicholas
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 42
Allegation: Force: Police shield
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Hispanic Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Officer(s) Unidentified
Bektesevic, Elvisa Hispanic Female, 42 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Bektesevic, Elvisa Hispanic Female, 42 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device Officer(s) Unidentified
Seiger, Michael Hispanic Female, 42 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Exonerated
Castellano, Rene Hispanic Female, 42 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Castellano, Rene Hispanic Female, 42 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Female, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Kowatch, Nicholas Hispanic Female, 42 Force: Police shield Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Female, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified

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.
'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 September 19, 2019, at 6:00 a.m., 30 officers from Brooklyn North Narcotics executed search warrants at three apartments in [redacted] in Brooklyn, in the confines of the 84th Precinct. Detective Rene Castellano of Brooklyn North Narcotics obtained the search warrants for the apartments, including [redacted] where [redacted] and her children [redacted] resided. Detectives Ramon Rodriguez, James Seder, Nicholas Kowatch, Thomas Chiusano, Michael Seiger, and Elvisa Bektesevic, among other officers from Brooklyn North Narcotics were assigned to execute the warrant in [redacted]
While Detective Chiusano used a hydraulic tool to open the front door of [redacted] Detective Seiger covered the "Ring" doorbell camera on the door (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority- Interference with Recording, [redacted]). [redacted] was allegedly standing outside her bathroom facing the front door when officers entered, and eventually searched, the apartment (Allegations B and C: Abuse of Authority- Entry of Premises and Abuse of Authority- Search of Premises, [redacted]). Detective Kowatch allegedly used his shield to push [redacted] and she fell into a seated position on the ground (Allegation D: Force- Police Shield, [redacted]). Seconds later, Detective Bektesevic allegedly pushed [redacted] back with an open hand onto the floor and handcuffed her (Allegation E: Force- Physical Force, [redacted]). [redacted] asked an unidentified white male officer to see a copy of the search warrant, and the officer allegedly showed her a piece of paper from approximately ten steps away. [redacted] allegedly asked the officer if she could put in her contact lenses because she couldn't see the paper, and the officer allegedly said, "Why the fuck you wanna see it?" (Allegation F: Discourtesy-Word, [redacted]). [redacted] allegedly stated again that she could not see the warrant, and the officer said, "I don't need to show you a fucking goddamn thing," and, "That ain't my fucking problem." (within Allegation F; and Allegation G: Abuse of Authority-... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 19, 2019
Closed: July 16, 2020

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: NYCHA
In NYPD 84th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Thomas Chiusano, Jason Deonarinesingh, Jamar Goddard, Roman Israilov, Benjamin Lee, Kelvin Peralta, Ramon Rodriguez, James Seder
Video evidence collected