{"active":true,"first_name":"Steven","last_name":"Zielinski","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"LT","command":{"command":"121 PCT","assignment_date":"2024-09-19","id":"121pct"},"taxid":"943988","complaint_ids":[201809964,201607871,201604891],"command_history":[{"command":"CRM CTL","id":"232"}],"appt_date":"2007-01-10","middle_initial":"D","shield_no_history":[8664,2478],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Abraham, Victor vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-03-22","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"22CV01162","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On October 17, 2016, Plaintiff was arrested on suspicion of robbing S.H. in Staten Island. S.H. had identified the perpetrator as a Black male, and he supplied the police with a photograph he had taken on the S44 bus of a man he believed to be the perpetrator. Plaintiff did not take the bus on that date and therefore could not have been the one that S.H. photographed. Defendant Detective Lutz received & reviewed the photograph but didn't add it to the case file, and the DA's office was not informed about the photograph until the eve of Plaintiff's criminal trial two years later. On October 18, Det. Lutz created a photo array featuring photographs of Plaintiff and five \"fillers\"; this photo array was unduly suggestive, as Plaintiff was the only one wearing a white shirt. Upon viewing this array, S.H. identified Plaintiff as one of the men who robbed him. Plaintiff was processed and held at Rikers Island until his family posted bail on October 27. \n\nOn October 27, 2016, another individual, A.L., was robbed in Staten Island. A.L., who \"saw only one of the attackers and only for a couple of seconds\", told Defendant Sgt. Zielinski that the robbery was perpetrated by a tall Black male. Zielinski showed him a picture of Plaintiff and no others, and A.L. told him that he was unsure if the person in the photograph was one of his attackers. On October 29, Defendant PO Hamilton displayed photographs of potential suspects to A.L. one at a time. Plaintiff's photo was the only one to appear twice. After this viewing, A.L. identified Plaintiff as one of his assailants, and Plaintiff was rearrested on October 31. The defendants testified at a November 1 grand jury but did not inform the jury about the S44 bus photo, the flawed lineup procedure, A.L.'s inability to identify Plaintiff from a photo on Oct. 27, or the flawed photo display procedure on Oct. 29. Plaintiff was indicted by this jury for the two robberies. \n\nOn November 20, 2017, RCSC ruled that the Oct. 16 photo array was unduly suggestive and that it tainted the Oct. 18 lineup identification, suppressing both identifications made by S.H. Though he testified at the hearing, Det. Lutz withheld the existence of the S44 bus photograph. The Court also suppressed Zielinski's use of a photograph to elicit A.L.'s identification of Plaintiff and Hamilton's photo display. During November 2018, Plaintiff's jury trial was held, during which S.H. testified as to the existence of the S44 bus photo and to the fact that the individual in the photograph was not Plaintiff. Plaintiff was acquitted of both robberies on November 7, 2018. While Plaintiff was incarcerated, he lost his Section 8 housing and was still homeless as of June 2022.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.475205/gov.uscourts.nyed.475205.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63131998/abraham-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Olabopo, Babatunde vs Gomes, Milinda Henry, et al.","start_date":"2014-01-29","disposition_date":"2018-09-27","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"13CV05052","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Zielinski, Steven D.","summary":"Around September 2008, the Plaintiff was attacked by three robbers in Brooklyn. While trying to escape, the Plaintiff sought the help of NYPD officers, however, they abandoned the plaintiff saying that they were going to be delayed for another assignment. The Plaintiff was then again attacked by the robbers, his belonging were stollen, and he required emergency surgery. The NYPD refused to investigate the robbery. The Plaintiff also sought the assistance of the NYPD after his landlord physically assaulted and threatened to kill him in March 2009. The NYPD called the ambulance but took no action against the landlord. On September 9, 2010, the Department Building Inspector attempted to search the apartment and was told was violating the Plaintiffs’ due process results. The Inspector then called the NYPD and officers forced their way into the Plaintiffs apartment, strip searched the plaintiff, and kicked the plaintiff’s mother out of the apartment. The NYPD forcibly removed the Plaintiff and his mother from their place of residence without a court order, despite the fact that there was no search warrant or eviction order. While this occurred, the plaintiff and his mother were harassed and called racially charged terms. As a result, the Plaintiff was left homeless. \n\nThe New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development were supposed to provide shelter and storage to the Plaintiffs and make any needed emergency repairs while the Plaintiff and his mother were removed. However, the department did not prevent the Plaintiff’s landlord from stealing the plaintiff’s possessions. On September 24, 2010, the Plaintiff was harassed and attacked on the Staten Island Ferry Terminal in front of the NYPD, but the NYPD officer refused to arrest or investigate the perpetrator of the attack. On October 4, 2010, the Plaintiff sought the NYPD’s assistance in getting their personal belongings back from the landlord, but the responding NYPD officers, Zelieski and Zielinski, did not take any action and did not permit the Plaintiff or his mother to file a police report. On September 2, 2011, the Plaintiff responded to a Craigslist ad for an apartment for rent. He confirmed with the real estate agent that the apartment was “legal” and was located above street level, and was paid an application fee for the apartment. However, when he was shown the apartment it was located underground and the plaintiff demanded his money back. The real estate agent refused to refund the money and the plaintiff sought the NYPD’s assistance. However, the NYPD refused to assist. He also tried to flag down a police car on the street but the car refused to stop and ignored the plaintiff. After three hours, an NYPD officer came to the scene but then refused to take a report or assist the plaintiff. On October 22, 2012, the Plaintiff was attacked, called racial and homophobic slurs, and beaten by a team of people wearing law enforcement badges in Staten Island. The NYPD officers dispatched tot eh scene refused to take a report or assist the plaintiff. Additionally, since at least 2008, the Plaintiff has repeatedly been stopped and frisked because of his race.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.346921/gov.uscourts.nyed.346921.6.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4928568-Olabopo-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4322855/olabopo-v-gomes/"}],"payroll":{"salary":"141684","regular":"136513","overtime":"17154","other":"25761","total":"179427"},"id":"V6J7","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/V6J7"}