Complaint #202107012,
November 8, 2021

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Zevallos, Patricio
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Zevallos, Patricio
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Zevallos, Patricio
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Costigan, Sean
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Meaney, Terence
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Andreani, Vito
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Unknown Officer Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Zevallos, Patricio Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Zevallos, Patricio Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Zevallos, Patricio Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Costigan, Sean Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Meaney, Terence Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Andreani, Vito Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Unfounded

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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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.


Penalties

Costigan, Sean
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Andreani, Vito
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On November 8, 2021, at approximately 4:00am, [redacted] was in his [redacted] at [redacted] in Manhattan. He was awakened by officers acting under the authority of Sergeant Patricio Zevallos, of the 18th Precinct, who had damaged his front door and entered his apartment (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) and (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Sean Costigan, PO Vito Andreani and an unidentified officer searched his apartment (Allegations C and D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) and (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Terence Meaney forcefully removed [redacted] from his apartment (Allegation F: Force, [redacted]). [redacted]s phone was allegedly damaged after his interaction with officers (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). An officer allegedly refused to provide their shield number to [redacted] (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] was removed to the hospital under the authority of Sgt. Zevallos (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). No arrest or summons resulted from this incident Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 8, 2021
Received: November 17, 2021
Closed: February 15, 2023

Reason for contact: EDP aided case
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD Midtown North Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Vincent Bianco, Japindervir Dhanoa, Frank Franco, Robert Mcgee, Ryan Norman, Dwayne Reyes, Kyle Schneyer
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected