Complaint #201908824,
September 12, 2019

Summary

On September 12, 2019, at approximately 5:45 a.m., Detective Thompson, Sergeant Christopher Castle, Detective Joseph Condello, Detective Christopher Covatti, and Det. William Gonzalez of the Regional Fugitive Taskforce, along with unidentified state and city corrections officers and a U.S. Marshal, came to [redacted], located at [redacted] in Manhattan. [redacted] was not home, however, her son, [redacted] apartment. Det. Thompson was leading an investigation into [redacted], an individual who was wanted for a diamond robbery. Det. Thompson came to [redacted] to speak with [redacted] initially refused to open the door for Det. Thompson. Det. Thompson allegedly told [redacted] that he had an arrest warrant and threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority – Threat of arrest, [redacted]) [redacted] eventually opened the door, and Det. Thompson and Sgt. Castle entered the apartment (Allegations C: Abuse of Authority – Entry of premises, [redacted] and Allegation D: Abuse of Authority – Entry of premises, [redacted] and Allegations E and F: Abuse of Authority – Search of premises, [redacted]). It was unclear which additional officers, NYPD or non-NYPD also entered the apartment. Inside, Det. Thompson asked [redacted] about his relationship with [redacted] By the time [redacted] returned home all the officers had left. Det. Thompson left his business card with [redacted]. Read report for details.