| Officer: | Polesovsky, Stephen |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 57 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline) |
| Officer: | Polesovsky, Stephen |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 57 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Franjul, Gipsi |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 57 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Exonerated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Board Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polesovsky, Stephen | Black Male, 57 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Substantiated (Command Discipline) |
| Polesovsky, Stephen | Black Male, 57 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Unsubstantiated |
| Franjul, Gipsi | Black Male, 57 | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons | Substantiated (Charges) |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated | |||
Further details on conclusions.
On October 14, 2006, [redacted] the pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, parked his vehicle in a bus stop at West 137th Street and Lenox Avenue in Manhattan, while he entered a restaurant and ordered food for his granddaughter. Shortly after [redacted] exited his vehicle, Police Officer Gipsi Zorrilla approached [redacted] s vehicle and told his wife, who was seated in the passenger seat, that she needed to move the car out of the bus stop. Mrs. [redacted] exited the vehicle and alerted her husband to move the car. [redacted] quickly exited the restaurant and said to Officer Zorrilla in what he described as a "light manner," "Hey, you guys didn't even give me time to pay for my food." Officer Zorrilla and her partner, Police Officer Stephen Polesovsky, both stated that [redacted] immediately spoke to Officer Zorrilla in a "nasty" voice. [redacted] moved his vehicle into a parking space that he claimed was outside of the bus stop but that Officers Zorrilla and Polesovsky testified at the CCRB was still within the bus stop. Officer Zorrilla approached the vehicle and started to write [redacted] a summons for parking in a bus stop (allegation A). When [redacted] asked why he was receiving the summons after moving his vehicle, Officer Polesovsky told [redacted] that the summons was due to his "attitude." Officer Polesovsky acknowledged making this comment, while Officer Zorrilla and two witness officers, Police Officers Bianca Guerrido and Allison Ross, denied hearing Officer Polesovsky make such a comment. [redacted] protested the comment and asked for Officer Polesovsky's name. According to [redacted] Officer Polesovsky turned around and walked away from [redacted] without providing this information (allegation B). [redacted] followed Officer Polesovsky and demanded that he provide this information. Officer Polesovsky acknowledged that [redacted] asked him for his shield number multiple times but claimed that he provided this information at least two times by pointing at his shield and saying, "It's... Read report for details.