Complaint #202007028,
October 8, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Age 21-24
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Nicosia, Joseph
Complainant: Age 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Nicosia, Joseph
Complainant: Age 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Age 21-24 Force: Gun Pointed Exonerated
Nicosia, Joseph Age 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Nicosia, Joseph Age 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated

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.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On October 8th, 2020, at about 6 a.m. Detective Joseph Nicosia of the Criminal Intelligence Section (CIS), and multiple other MOS assigned to CIS entered and searched [redacted] in Brooklyn, pursuant to search warrant [redacted] [Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Entry, exonerated; Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Search, exonerated]. In the course of executing the warrant, officers pointed their firearms at [redacted] [Allegation C: Force – Firearm Pointed, exonerated]. Police Officer Mordecai Austrie issued a summons for [redacted] to [redacted], an adult resident of [redacted] and arrested two juveniles at the location for unknown offenses. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 8, 2020
Received: October 22, 2020
Closed: February 24, 2022

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

Witness Officers: Mordecai Austrie, Milton Calderon, Warren Hutchinson, Justyna Maksimiuk, Hariton Marachilian