Complaint #201909241,
October 18, 2019

Officer: Garay, Brian
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ramirez, Juan
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show arrest warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Garay, Brian
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Garay, Brian Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Unsubstantiated
Ramirez, Juan Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show arrest warrant Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Garay, Brian Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 October 18, 2019, at approximately 5:30 a.m., [redacted] was with her boyfriend, [redacted] in her apartment at [redacted] in Manhattan when Detective Juan Ramirez, Sergeant Brian Garay, Detective Michael Prilook, Detective Steven Lopez, and Detective Edelman Santos, all from NYPD Warrants Section, knocked on her door. Officers told [redacted] through the door that they had a warrant and to open the door. [redacted] refused, and Sgt. Garay struck the door with a ram. [redacted] opened the door, and the Sgt. Garay and Det. Prilook entered the apartment (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Det. Prilook handcuffed [redacted] and led him out of the apartment. The officers exited the apartment. [redacted] asked to see the warrant, but Det. Ramirez allegedly did not show it to her (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 18, 2019
Received: October 23, 2019
Closed: October 27, 2021

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 10th Precinct Manhattan

Witness Officers: Steven Lopez, Michael Prilook, Edelman Santos
Video evidence collected