Complaint #202100424,
January 13, 2021

Officer: Ludington, Declan
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Ludington, Declan
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Ludington, Declan
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Ludington, Declan
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ludington, Declan Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Ludington, Declan Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Ludington, Declan Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Ludington, Declan Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged 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

Ludington, Declan
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On January 13, 2021, at approximately 8:00 a.m., Detective Anthony Galasso of the Warrant Section went to [redacted]'s apartment at [redacted] in the Bronx to execute a parole warrant regarding [redacted]'s ex-boyfriend, [redacted] Sergeant Declan Ludington of the Warrant Section authorized the forcible entry and search of [redacted]'s apartment, which caused damage to [redacted]'s front door (Allegation A, Abuse of Authority: Property damaged, [redacted])(Allegation B, Entry of premises, [redacted])(Allegation C, Abuse of Authority: Search of premises, [redacted]). Sgt. Ludington did not provide [redacted] with a business card during this incident (Allegation D, Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card, [redacted]). The investigation also interviewed the super of [redacted] as well as Detective Gary Capellan of the Warrant Section. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 13, 2021
Received: January 21, 2021
Closed: May 18, 2022

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 44th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Gary Capellan, Anthony Galasso, Edelman Santos, James Stalikas