Plaintiff:
Samuel Cintron, Sr.
Incident date:
03/26/2013
Location:
6157 S. Talman Ave.
Allegations:
Cintron lived in the basement unit of a residential building. He wasn't home when officers broke into his residence by knocking down the front and rear doors. At no point did officers knock before entering or announce that they were police. The officers aggressively searched the residence, damaging and destroying without justification Cintron's three televisions, a couch, a mattress, food, dishes, clothing and other personal items. Officers also tore several large holes into the drywall, tore out lighting fixtures and damaged doors. Once they were done searching the home, the officers left without attempting to find a way to secure the front or rear doors. Because of this, Cintron's electronics, jewelry, clothing and tools were stolen by the time he returned home.