Complaint #202208246,
November 27, 2022

Officer: Flynn, Matthew
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Donaldson, Daniel
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Sinatra, Mark
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Sinatra, Mark
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Tsang, Mo
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Tsang, Mo
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Flynn, Matthew Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
Donaldson, Daniel Black Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Sinatra, Mark Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Within NYPD Guidelines
Sinatra, Mark Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
Tsang, Mo Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Tsang, Mo Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines

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

Tsang, Mo
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On November 27, 2022, at approximately 2:10 p.m., inside of [redacted] in Brooklyn, [redacted] had an interaction with [redacted] the property manager of his building, which resulted in her calling 911 to report that [redacted] assaulted her. Sgt. Michael Flynn, PO Ahmed Brannon, PO Jude Dorema, PO Shirley Pena, PO Michael Magnante, and PO Camil Jezewski of the 69th Precinct arrived at the location and spoke to [redacted] who then escorted the officers into the second-floor kitchen of the two-family home. Officers spoke to [redacted] through his locked door, and he refused to come out. Sgt. Flynn asked [redacted] for the key and entered [redacted]'s private unit (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, within NYPD guidelines). [redacted] retreated to the bedroom in the back of his unit and locked the door.
Sgt. Flynn requested Emergency Services Unit and a duty captain to the location. Several ESU officers arrived, including Det. Daniel Donaldson of Emergency Services Squad 7 who spoke to [redacted] through his locked door. During the interaction, Det. Donaldson told [redacted] to "Shut the fuck up" (Allegation B: Discourtesy, miscellaneous – subject retired). Captain Mo Tsang of the 72nd Precinct arrived and conferred with Sgt. Flynn. ESU supervisor, Sergeant Mark Sinatra, arrived approximately thirty minutes later and broke a hole into [redacted]'s door to gain a visual (Allegations C: Abuse of Authority, within NYPD guidelines). ESU officers forced the door open, and Det. Donaldson and Det. Adam Geslak of Emergency Services Unit Squad 7 entered the room and brought [redacted] out (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, within NYPD guidelines). Det. Donaldson and Det. Geslak searched the closet and under the bed (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, within NYPD guidelines). [redacted] was arrested and brought to [redacted]. Captain Tsang failed to activate his body-worn camera (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, substantiated). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 27, 2022
Received: December 1, 2022
Closed: March 19, 2024
Last Updated: June 1, 2024

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 69th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Vincent Affatigato, Nicholas Baldeo, Ahmad Brannon, Jude Dorema, Adam Geslak, Matthew Granahan, Camil Jezewski, Natalya Kim, Michael Magnante, Daniel Oh, Shirley Pena, Adeel Rana, David Wu, Darren Zhumi
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected