Complaint #9703376,
July 26, 1997

Officer: Boyle, Kevin
Allegation: Force: Push/Shove
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Johnson, William
Allegation: Force: Gun pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cafarella, John
Allegation: Force: Gun pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Boyle, Kevin
Allegation: Force: Gun pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Boyle, Kevin
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Messina, Gary
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Perez, Tito
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Messina, Gary
Allegation: Discourtesy: Nasty Words
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Boyle, Kevin
Allegation: Discourtesy: Nasty Words
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Boyle, Kevin Force: Push/Shove Unsubstantiated
Johnson, William Force: Gun pointed Unsubstantiated
Cafarella, John Force: Gun pointed Exonerated
Boyle, Kevin Force: Gun pointed Exonerated
Boyle, Kevin Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Messina, Gary Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Perez, Tito Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Messina, Gary Discourtesy: Nasty Words Unsubstantiated
Boyle, Kevin Discourtesy: Nasty Words Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On 7-26-97 at 0600hours, [redacted] and witnesses, [redacted] and [redacted] encountered subject officers at [redacted] during the execution of a bench warrant for [redacted] enclosures 1-2) Lt. Gary Messina, PO Kevin Boyle, PO William F. Johnson, PO Tito Perez, PO Michael Ledek, PO Paul Booth, PO Robert Scarpone, PO Mark Nonnenmann, PO Gary Muhlenforth, Sgt. James Keelan, PO Raymond E. Phillips, Lt. Owen McCaffrey, PO Waverly T. Busby Jr., PO Daniel T. Reilly, and PO John Cafarella were present at [redacted] to execute the bench warrant. The members of service forcibly opened the front door and entered the residence. Any locked door(s) encountered during the warrant execution was also forcibly opened by the Emergency Service Unit tool team.(enclosures 2b-f) [redacted] was incorrectly identified and taken into custody as the male listed on the bench warrant. [redacted] was arrested and transported to the stationhouse for arrest processing. [redacted] was positively identified as not being [redacted] arrest was voided and he was released from the stationhouse. [redacted] was not present at the residence during the execution of the bench warrant and has not resided at [redacted] for five years. [redacted] provided [redacted] as his place of residence, which was listed on the bench warrant. The civilians interviewed for this case claimed no injuries. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 26, 1997
Received: September 18, 1997
Closed: September 18, 1997

Reason for contact: Others
Outcome: Arrest on Other Charge