Complaint #202203046,
May 16, 2022

Officer: Dorsaint, Claude
Complainant: Black Female, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Dorsaint, Claude
Complainant: Black Female, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Granahan, Matthew
Complainant: Black Female, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Dorsaint, Claude
Complainant: Black Female, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Dorsaint, Claude
Complainant: Black Female, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Chapman, Michael
Complainant: Black Female, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Dorsaint, Claude Black Female, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Dorsaint, Claude Black Female, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Within NYPD Guidelines
Granahan, Matthew Black Female, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Unfounded
Dorsaint, Claude Black Female, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
Dorsaint, Claude Black Female, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Within NYPD Guidelines
Chapman, Michael Black Female, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Unfounded

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Penalty

Dorsaint, Claude
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On May 16th, 2022, at approximately 11:52 PM, Police Officers Bharat Sukhra and Robert Espaillatperez from the 67th Precinct responded to [redacted] in Brooklyn in response to a 911 call from [redacted] roommate, [redacted] regarding [redacted] allegedly menacing her with a knife. While the officers were conversing with [redacted], [redacted] entered her bedroom, locked the door, and refused to open the door for the officers. Sergeant Claude Dorsaint and Police Officer Ramon Lopez from the 67th Precinct arrived at the scene and [redacted] requested Sergeant Dorsaint's name from behind her closed bedroom door. Sergeant Dorsaint replied, "I'm not-, open the door so we can talk" (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to Provide Name, substantiated). Sergeant Dorsaint requested Emergency Service Unit (ESU) officers to the location and Detectives Michael Chapman, Matthew Granahan, Nicholas Castiello and Matthew Cahill of Emergency Service Squad 7 responded. They forcibly opened [redacted] bedroom door and Detectives Chapman and Granahan entered [redacted] bedroom and allegedly searched within her bedroom as they moved around books that were on her nightstand (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Property damage, Within NYPD Guidelines) (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority – Entry of Premises, Within NYPD Guidelines) (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority – Search, Unfounded). [redacted] was then placed in handcuffs and transported to [redacted] (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority – Forcible Removal to Hospital, Within NYPD Guidelines). [redacted] was not arrested or summonsed. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 16, 2022
Received: May 18, 2022
Closed: September 14, 2023

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Matthew Cahill, Nicholas Castiello, Robert Espaillatperez, Ramon Lopez, Bharat Sukhra, Steven Tejeda
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected