Complaint #202006887,
September 4, 2020

Summary

On September 4, 2020, at 6:00 a.m., [redacted] and [redacted] were sleeping in [redacted] s room, located at [redacted] in the Bronx, when they woke up to knocking on the door. [redacted] and [redacted] went to the front door. Det. Daniel Silverio of the Warrant Squad damaged [redacted]s front door (Allegation A – Abuse of Authority: unsubstantiated). [redacted] opened the front door and Det. Silverio along with Parole Officer Allen and Det. Paul Hoppinthal, and Det. Christopher Heredia of the Warrant Squad entered the apartment (Allegations B, C and D – Abuse of Authority: exonerated). Once inside, Det. Heredia placed [redacted] in handcuffs (Allegation E – Abuse of Authority: unsubstantiated). [redacted] was only wearing a towel, which began to fall, and Det. Heredia refused [redacted] an opportunity to change (Allegation F – Discourtesy: unsubstantiated). After [redacted] was in custody, Det. Silverio, Det. Hoppinthal, and Det. Heredia searched the apartment (Allegations G, H, I – Abuse of Authority: unsubstantiated). Det. Hoppinthal used a butter knife to open a locked bedroom, damaging the door (Allegation J – Abuse of Authority: unsubstantiated). [redacted] was arrested regarding [redacted] Read report for details.