Complaint #202101815,
March 20, 2021

Officer: Barrett, Edward
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Barrett, Edward
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 10-14
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Baez, Felix
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Almanzar, Michelle
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 10-14
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 10-14
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Rodriguez, Pablo
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 10-14
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Barrett, Edward Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Barrett, Edward Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Male, 10-14 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Male, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Officer(s) Unidentified
Baez, Felix Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Almanzar, Michelle Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Male, 10-14 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Male, 10-14 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Officer(s) Unidentified
Rodriguez, Pablo Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Male, 10-14 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Female, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Male, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Rodriguez, Pablo
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 5 days)

Baez, Felix
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 5 days)

Barrett, Edward
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, December 12, 2024
APU Not guilty

Almanzar, Michelle
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 5 days)

Summary

On March 20th, 2021, at approximately 8:15AM, [redacted] left their apartment, located at [redacted] and her husband, [redacted] in the Bronx, to go to work. At the time, their 13-year-old son, [redacted] was alone in the apartment. Detectives Edward Barrett, Pablo Rodriguez, Felix Baez, Michelle Almanzar, and Sergeant William Busch of the Bronx Warrant Squad arrived and knocked on the front door. [redacted] heard one of the officers say, "Open the door. Open the MF'in door. I'm gonna break it down. We gonna arrest everyone in here" (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted] Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] An Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] opened the door and Det. Barrett, Det. Rodriguez, Det. Almanzar, and Det. Baez all entered and searched the apartment (Allegations D-H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] officer ripped off the curtains in one of the bedrooms inside the apartment during the search (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] At an unknown time later that day, unidentified officers from the 50th and 52nd Precinct stationhouses refused to process [redacted] and [redacted] complaints against officers (Allegations J, K,and L: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 20, 2021
Received: March 22, 2021
Closed: August 3, 2022
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 52nd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: William Busch, Joseph Diaz, Jordan Karras, Julian Martinez, Joseph Pinero, John Pirando, Carlos Polancodelacruz, Omar Sosa
Video evidence collected