Complaint #202307237,
July 14, 2023

Officer: Greany, Vincent
Complainant: Male, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Greany, Vincent
Complainant: Black Male, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Greany, Vincent
Complainant: Male, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Hamosfakidis, Anthony
Complainant: Black Male, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Espinal, Sandy
Complainant: Female, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Lopez, Diane
Complainant: Black Male, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Espinal, Sandy
Complainant: Female, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Greany, Vincent Male, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
Greany, Vincent Black Male, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Within NYPD Guidelines
Greany, Vincent Male, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
Hamosfakidis, Anthony Black Male, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Unknown Officer Male, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Unfounded
Espinal, Sandy Female, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines
Lopez, Diane Black Male, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unable to Determine
Espinal, Sandy Female, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Within NYPD Guidelines

Conclusion Meanings:

'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'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.


Summary

On July 14, 2023, at approximately 8:15 PM, [redacted] left a [redacted] event in the vicinity of West 141st Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan when he was approached by Police Officers Sergio Arias and Miguel Ignesgonzalez, of the 32nd Precinct, related to an incident earlier in the day in which [redacted] and his fiancé, [redacted] took his baby from [redacted] Other officers arrived on scene with their guns drawn (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority - [redacted]).
At approximately 8:34 PM, at [redacted] s apartment located at [redacted] in Manhattan, officers under the direction of Deputy Chief Vincent Greany, of Patrol Borough Manhattan North, broke open [redacted] s apartment door, entered [redacted] s apartment, and searched [redacted] s apartment (Allegations B, C, and D: Abuse of Authority - [redacted]).
At approximately 8:45 PM, [redacted] was brought back to the 33rd Precinct stationhouse located at 2207 Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan. There, [redacted] spoke with Detectives Anthony Hamosfakidis and Diane Lopez, of the 33rd Precinct Detective Squad. Det. Hamosfakidis and Det. Lopez refused to provide [redacted] with their names upon request (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority - [redacted]; Allegation F: Abuse of Authority - [redacted]).
At approximately 9:10 PM, officers under the direction of Sergeant Sandy Espinal, of the 33rd Precinct Detective Squad, entered and searched [redacted] s apartment, located at [redacted] in the Bronx (Allegations G and H: Abuse of Authority - [redacted]).
[redacted] and [redacted] were both arrested for [redacted] (Board Reviews 01-02). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 14, 2023
Received: August 3, 2023
Closed: August 6, 2024

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 33rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Ayotunde Adeniyi, Sergio Arias, William Beissel, Wilfredo Benitez, Miguel Castillo, Bryan Coluccimolina, Bintou Dabo, Edgard Delossantos, Emmanuel Etienne, Rieguy Fernandez, Kelsey Garcia, Veniece Gayle, Michael Grove, Miguel Ignesgonzalez, Zachary Lavender, Ariel Lora, Andrew Marino, Pilar Mejiacabral, Carlota Payano, Raymond Pinto, Jesse Pulice, Ryan Rameshwar, Javier Ramirez, Aramis Ramos, Joseph Repetti, Gary Sanchez, Gregory Stockhausen, John Tobin, Brandon Watson, William Wong
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected