Complaint #201910287,
November 25, 2019

Officer: Lanigan, Mark
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lanigan, Mark
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Espinoza, Stephen
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Espinoza, Stephen
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Marotta, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lanigan, Mark Hispanic Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Exonerated
Lanigan, Mark Hispanic Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Espinoza, Stephen Hispanic Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Unsubstantiated
Espinoza, Stephen Hispanic Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Unsubstantiated
Marotta, Michael Hispanic Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Search 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

Marotta, Michael
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On November 25, 2019, at approximately 6:00p.m., [redacted] was inside her residence at [redacted], in Brooklyn. Officers from the 72nd Precinct, including Sergeant Yuriy Zevelev, Police Officer Roger Haynes, and Police Officer Antonio Meyers, responded to a 911 call at the location, and Sgt. Zevelev called the Emergency Service Unit (ESU) for assistance. ESU officers, including supervisor Captain Stephen Espinoza, Lieutenant Mark Lanigan, Sergeant Matthew Fried, now-retired Detective Matthew O'Grady, Detective Michael Marotta, Police Officer Brian Benvenuto, Police Officer Kenneth Olsen, and Police Officer Rudy Urena, forcibly entered [redacted] Is apartment (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] 1).
Captain Espinoza then removed [redacted] to [redacted] (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted].
After [redacted] Is removal, the ESU team, supervised by Lieutenant Mark Lanigan, searched [redacted] Is apartment, including her closets, and broke locks off padlocked closet doors (Allegations C and D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted].
Detective Michael Marotta of ESU searched through [redacted] Is refrigerator, freezer, and oven (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted].
[redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 25, 2019
Received: November 26, 2019
Closed: December 21, 2021

Reason for contact: EDP aided case
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 72nd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Brian Benvenuto, Matthew Fried, Roger Haynes, Antonio Meyers, Matthew Ogrady, Kenneth Olsen, Rudy Urena, Yuriy Zevelev
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected