Complaint #201910652,
November 20, 2018

Officer: Martin, Damon
Complainant: Black Female, 59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Martin, Damon
Complainant: Black Female, 59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Martin, Damon
Complainant: Black Female, 59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Martin, Damon Black Female, 59 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Martin, Damon Black Female, 59 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Martin, Damon Black Female, 59 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to show search warrant Unfounded

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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On November 20, 2018 at approximately 4 a.m., at [redacted] in Brooklyn, Sergeant Damon Martin and his team executed a search warrant at [redacted] home (Allegation A: Entry of Premises, exonerated) (Allegation B: Search of Premises, exonerated). [redacted] asked the officers to see the search warrant, but no officer showed her that document (Allegation C: Refusal to show search warrant, unfounded).
[redacted] was not arrested during this incident but was detained and transported to the 75th Precinct stationhouse, where she remained for a few hours and was released with a blank C-summons # [redacted] (BR 11). For about one year after being issued the summons, [redacted] visited the Kings County Criminal Court for information regarding her summons. On December 13, 2019, the Kings County Criminal Court issued [redacted] a letter stating that the NYPD failed to file a legally acceptable charge against her and because of that, she no longer needed to return to court for that summons (BR 12). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 20, 2018
Received: December 12, 2019
Closed: April 27, 2020

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Sean Collins, Tony Cuoco, Derick Russ, Christopher Walsh
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected