Complaint #202008469,
December 28, 2020

Officer: Dunn, Michael
Complainant: Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dunn, Michael
Complainant: Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Dunn, Michael
Complainant: Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Gronowski, Jill
Complainant: Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Dunn, Michael Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Dunn, Michael Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Dunn, Michael Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Gronowski, Jill Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

Dunn, Michael
Forfeit vacation 6 days
Closed: Plea set aside, Without discipline, June 28, 2023
APU Dismissed
Dismissed

Summary

On December 28, 2020, at approximately 6:45 p.m., PO Michael Dunn, PO Lance Walter, PO Reinaldo Alvarez, and PO Daniel Drelich, all of the 103rd Precinct, responded to a 911 call at [redacted] in Queens. The 911 caller, who was also the landlord of the house, told the 911 operator that [redacted], his downstairs tenant, had sprayed him in the eyes with an unknown chemical. He did not request medical attention. All four officers then went downstairs to speak with [redacted].
PO Dunn knocked on the door to [redacted]'s apartment, who told the officers to leave. After a few minutes, PO Dunn attempted to open [redacted]'s door and found it to be locked. PO Dunn and PO Walter said that they needed [redacted] to open her door to "visually see" that she was unhurt. In the process of opening her door, the chain lock was damaged (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Property damage, [redacted]). [redacted]'s door was opened which gave PO Dunn access to see inside of [redacted]'s apartment (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority: Search of premises, [redacted]). After determining that [redacted] was unhurt, PO Dunn left without providing a business card (Allegations C: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card, [redacted]).
At approximately 7:45 p.m. on the same evening, [redacted] went to the 103rd Precinct stationhouse to file a complaint on PO Dunn and PO Walter. PO Ragonesi, also of the 103rd Precinct, allegedly told her that she had no reasonable complaint to file (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority - Refusal to process civilian complaint, [redacted]).
No summons was issued, and no arrest was made. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 28, 2020
Closed: May 4, 2022

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 103rd Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Reinaldo Alvarez, Matthew Doran, Daniel Drelich, Lance Walter
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected