Black Woman Says NYPD’s No-Knock Warrant Has Left Her ‘Constantly Jumping… I Don’t Sleep Straight Through The Night’
A terrifying encounter took place in Queens, New York with Tijuana Brown and her daughter. Brown says in the early morning of March 5, police officers came through her door looking for evidence in a drug case, however, they didn’t find any according to CBS New York. Surveillance video shows police officers bashing down the door with a battering ram yelling “Police, search warrant” as they enter according to news outlet.
“This is where they used the battering ram. This is how the door split from them doing the damage,” Brown, 53, showed CBS 2 Alice Gainer the damaged down to her front door after police executed a no-knock warrant looking for drugs and guns linked to her nephew.
“How did you get the warrant? They said an informant told us narcotics is sold from your home,” Brown said. The NYPD released a statement about the incident.
The officers lawfully executed a search warrant that was supervised by the Queens District Attorney’s office and reviewed and signed by a criminal court judge. The warrant was supported by a showing of probable cause to believe there was ongoing criminal activity at the location. It was based on investigative evidence gathered due to complaints from the community about drug sales and firearms at the location, that alleged the situation was getting worse. Additionally, the subject of this warrant is currently on parole for a violent robbery in which the victim was stabbed and has a history that includes a conviction for carrying an illegal firearm.
The police search only found a small amount of marijuana.
“No drugs were ever sold out of here?” Gainer asked.
“Never. Never. So now you have my house listed as a narcotics house,” Brown said. Once officers left the home, “He said “Sorry for the inconvenience,’” Brown said. 36-year-old Andre Brown was arrested for possession, however, the case was dismissed. Brown said a newborn and other family members were also home at the time of the incident.
“I’m constantly jumping now when I hear noise. I don’t sleep straight through the night anymore,” she said.
Brown said she felt disrespected when she went to the local police station to get more information about how she could fill out paperwork to be reimbursed for all the damage.
“What the police department needs to do is to learn how to speak to people with respect. Everybody is not a criminal,” Brown said.
Brown contacted her local councilwoman and the incident came up during a public safety committee hearing in March on police reform.
“One of my constituent’s homes was turned upside down,” Councilwoman Adrienne Adams said.
“Before a warrant is executed, it is reviewed. Is the information credible? Is it fresh? What is the purpose of going through that door? Do we have a no knock capacity, because many warrants do not,” Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said.
“Please, to anyone considering legislation, invite us to the table before decisions are made because we also have to think of safety of officers going through the door on very dangerous circumstances,” Shea said.
Brown says so far she’s spent $1,500 of her own money on repairs and plans to hire a lawyer.
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