Complaint #202206124,
April 11, 2022

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Ramdat, Jaipaul
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Ramdat, Jaipaul
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Beneventano, William
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Beneventano, William
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Beneventano, William
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Officer(s) Unidentified
Ramdat, Jaipaul Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
Ramdat, Jaipaul Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Within NYPD Guidelines
Beneventano, William Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Unable to Determine
Beneventano, William Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
Beneventano, William Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property 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.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'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

Beneventano, William
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On April 11, 2022, at 8:39 p.m., Lieutenant William Beneventano and Det. Warren Savage of Narcotics Borough Queens South came to [redacted]'s home located at [redacted] in Queens to freeze the location. [redacted] heard knocking and came to the door where an unidentified officer allegedly stated he would knock down the door if [redacted] did not open it (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, officer unidentified). [redacted] observed five to six officers through the peephole, some of whom allegedly had guns drawn, and opened the door (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, officers unidentified).
Lieutenant Beneventano, Det. Savage, and the other unidentified officers on scene entered [redacted]'s apartment (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, unable to determine) and searched the premises (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, within NYPD guidelines). [redacted] left the location and Lieutenant Beneventano never provided him with a business card (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, substantiated).
[redacted] returned the following morning and observed that the apartment had been searched and that his safe was broken (Allegations F and G: Abuse of Authority, within NYPD guidelines). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 11, 2022
Received: September 12, 2022
Closed: August 21, 2023

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 101st Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Charles Campisi, Edwin Estrada, Ramon Garcia, Michael Grasso, Daniel Ludemann, Brendan Meehan, Juan Moreno, Brian Ritto, Michael Russo, Fernando Sanchez, Warren Savage, Eric Sonnenberg, Alexander Taveras