Complaint #200903129,
February 24, 2009

Officer: Landusky, Jason
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Landusky, Jason
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Landusky, Jason
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Landusky, Jason
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Landusky, Jason
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pekera, Gregory
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Offensive Language: Ethnicity
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Pekera, Gregory
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bolte, Peter
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Landusky, Jason
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Landusky, Jason Hispanic Male, 54 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Landusky, Jason Hispanic Male, 54 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Landusky, Jason Hispanic Male, 54 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Landusky, Jason Hispanic Male, 54 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Landusky, Jason Hispanic Male, 54 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Pekera, Gregory Hispanic Male, 54 Offensive Language: Ethnicity Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Pekera, Gregory Hispanic Male, 54 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Bolte, Peter Hispanic Male, 54 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Landusky, Jason Hispanic Male, 54 Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On February 24, 2009, at approximately 12:00 AM, [redacted] was alone inside his car, double parked on [redacted] in between [redacted] and [redacted] drives a 1998 White Ford minivan. [redacted] had pulled his car over to say hello to an acquaintance, [redacted] who was standing on the sidewalk on [redacted] and [redacted]. [redacted] made small talk for five minutes. [redacted] did not exchange anything with [redacted] or make any physical contact with him. [redacted] saw a yellow taxi cab which he recognized as an unmarked police vehicle drive by. As [redacted] was double parked, he decided to move because he did not want to get a ticket. [redacted] said goodbye to [redacted] and continued to drive west on [redacted] on his way home.
Two to three minutes later, [redacted] came to the intersection of [redacted] and [redacted]. While driving, [redacted] did not make any sudden movements, and he did not think he committed any traffic violations. [redacted] saw that the yellow taxi was behind him, and its lights were on. [redacted] immediately pulled his car over to the side on [redacted] (Allegation A). Three officers exited the taxi. Two officers, PO1 and PO2, approached the driver's side of [redacted] car, while PO3 approached the passenger's side. PO1 was a 30-year-old, 5'9"-6'0" tall, 180 lb white male with black hair. PO2 was a 30-year-old, 5'6"-5'8" tall, 170 lb white male. PO3 was a 30-year-old, 5'9" tall, 170 lb white male. PO1, PO2 and PO3 were subsequently identified by the investigation as PO Jason Landusky, Sgt. Gregory Pekera and PO Peter Bolte, respectively, from the Manhattan North Anti-Crime Auto Larceny Unit.
PO Landusky asked [redacted] in English for his license and registration, which [redacted] provided. PO Landusky walked to his car with [redacted]'s license. A few minutes later, PO Landusky returned to [redacted] and asked him to exit his car. [redacted] complied. In his statement to the Internal Affairs command center (encl. 6a-b), [redacted] stated that PO Landusky pulled him out of... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 24, 2009
Received: March 2, 2009
Closed: October 5, 2009
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 33rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued