Complaint #201909061,
October 16, 2019

Officer: Molic, Bekim
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Molic, Bekim
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show arrest warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Nasso, Dominick
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Molic, Bekim
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Nasso, Dominick
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Molic, Bekim Black Male, 40-44 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Molic, Bekim Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show arrest warrant Unsubstantiated
Nasso, Dominick Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Molic, Bekim Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Nasso, Dominick Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalty

Nasso, Dominick
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On October 16, 2019, at approximately 7:40 a.m., Lieutenant Dominick Nasso, Sergeant Anthony Gonzalez, Police Officer Bekim Molic, Detective Jovaniel Cordova, Detective Patrick Dooley, and Detective Jason Sanchez Escobar, all of the Warrant Section Brooklyn arrived at [redacted] in Queens, a two story private house with a basement, to look for [redacted] for whom they possessed parole warrant #[redacted] [redacted] who is hearing and speech impaired, answered the door and attempted to communicate with the officers. The officers explained in writing and hand signals to [redacted] the reason for their appearance at the location. PO Molic then allegedly pushed [redacted] out of the doorway to allow for the officers to enter the location (Allegation A: Force, [redacted] Led by investigating officer, PO Molic, and supervised by Lt. Nasso the officers then entered the house (Allegations B and C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] While inside, the officers went first to the basement, where they encountered [redacted] who was sleeping. The officers woke [redacted] [redacted] requested to see the warrant from PO Molic, but PO Molic did not provide it (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] The officers then escorted him to the living room on the first floor with [redacted] The officers questioned [redacted] about the location of [redacted] and explained that they would have to check the rest of the residence. Lt. Nasso led the officers, except for Sgt. Gonzalez who stayed in the living room with [redacted] and [redacted] upstairs where there were two bedrooms and an attic, all with locked and closed doors. An officer allegedly asked [redacted] for the keys to the doors, but [redacted] stated that he did not know of any keys. The officer then explained that the doors would have to be forced open. Lt. Nasso oversaw the officers force open the two bedroom doors and removed the attic door off the hinges (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] The officers did not find [redacted] told the [redacted] and [redacted] to... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 16, 2019
Closed: August 18, 2021

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 105th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Jovaniel Cordova, Patrick Dooley, Anthony Gonzalez, Jason Sanchezescobar