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Brooklyn cop with long lawsuit history accused of civil rights violations again
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-metro-brooklyn-cop-bullethead-sued-20180907-story.htmlAn NYPD cop whose antics have already cost the city $280,000 in legal settlements is being sued again, this time over a frightening pre-dawn Brooklyn raid that resulted in no criminal charges.
Six-year-old twins were among those in a Brownsville apartment who were hauled to the local police precinct after then-Officer David Grieco and his partner broke down their front door and forced their way in three years ago, according to a federal lawsuit.
Sherry Hines and her boyfriend, Carl Waites, were asleep in a bedroom when the cops burst in and handcuffed the couple along with her sister Monique on Aug. 19, 2015, the lawsuit said. The cops also handcuffed a teenage relative, who was visiting, before they “began tearing up the apartment,” cutting open mattresses, a couch and pillows, the suit claims.
Grieco and Officer Peter Cybulski also searched an upstairs apartment in the two family house, said they found a gun and hauled the family -- the twin boy and girl, too -- to the 75th Precinct stationhouse, according to the legal papers, filed in Brooklyn Federal court.
A relative came to the precinct to pick up the children and almost as quickly as the ordeal began, the rest of the family was released without charges being filed.
The family’s lawyer, Joshua Moskovitz told the Daily News that it’s not clear where the firearm was found and that arrest paperwork indicated cops had a search warrant, but he has yet to see it.
“They were outraged and incredibly embarrassed,” Moskovitz explained. “Imagine the anxiety of having your entire family hauled out of their home, not fully clothed, to be taken down to a police precinct with your children.”
Moskovitz said the family was further angered to learn that one of the officers — Grieco — had a history of misconduct accusations against him.
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He is now a sergeant, has been promoted twice and was one of the NYPD's top overtime earners last year. His $73,000 in extra pay pushed his salary to $190,000
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-metro-brooklyn-cop-bullethead-sued-20180907-story.html
