Complaint #9701790,
May 20, 1997

Summary

On April 2, 1997, at approximately 6:00 AM, PO McCormack, PO Zayas and PO Flanagan went to the Ms. [redacted]'s residence, at [redacted] to execute Supreme Court Bench Warrant, number [redacted], for [redacted]. The officers left the location when no one answered the door. At approximately 6:00 AM, [redacted]'s neighbors, [redacted] and [redacted] heard loud banging, but did not leave their apartment to see what was going on. At approximately 7:00 AM, [redacted] left his apartment to get coffee, at which time he observed that the door to [redacted]'s apartment was locked, but "messed up." At approximately 9:30 AM, three plainclothes officers knocked on the [redacted] door. The officers showed [redacted] a picture of [redacted] and asked her if she knew him. [redacted] replied that she knew [redacted] but only in passing. The officers then asked [redacted] if they could look in her apartment for [redacted]. [redacted] permitted the officers to enter her apartment. After the officers left [redacted]'s apartment, she heard continuous banging until approximately 10:00 AM.
According to the officers involved, at approximately 10:00 AM, PO McCormack called the [redacted] residence and spoke with [redacted] who stated that he had been present inside the apartment at 6:00 AM when the officers where there. [redacted] also indicated that he would not turn himself in to the authorities. At approximately 10:15, PO McCormack, Det. Zayas and PO Flanagan returned to the [redacted] residence with Lt. O'Neill. After hearing noises inside the apartment, one of the officers kicked in the door. PO McCormack, Det. Zayas, and Lt. O'Neill entered the apartment; PO Flanagan remained outside the apartment. Det. Zayas remained in the central living area of the apartment, while Lt. O'Neill and PO McCormack searched the interior rooms for [redacted]. The apartment was in disarray upon entry, with clothes and furniture piled on the floor throughout the rooms. Neither [redacted] nor [redacted] was present in the apartment. The officers... Read report for details.