Complaint #202203287,
May 23, 2022

Officer: Byrnes, Matthew
Complainant: Black Female, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Byrnes, Matthew
Complainant: Black Female, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Byrnes, Matthew
Complainant: Black Female, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Byrnes, Matthew
Complainant: Black Female, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Byrnes, Matthew Black Female, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Within NYPD Guidelines
Byrnes, Matthew Black Female, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
Byrnes, Matthew Black Female, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
Byrnes, Matthew Black Female, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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

Byrnes, Matthew
Command Discipline - A

Details

Incident: May 23, 2022
Closed: September 14, 2023

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Terrell Anderson, Terry Avent, Christopher Breidenbach, Nicholas Bueti, Daniel Conforti, Brian Fechtmann, David Fekety, Marcel Francis, Frank Hernandez, Christopher Holihan, Paul Mccartney, Daniel Messia, Kevin Richards, Kenneth Steiger, Brett Woodard
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected