Complaint #201401522,
February 14, 2014

Officer: Jusza, Thomas
Complainant: White Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Jusza, Thomas
Complainant: White Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Jusza, Thomas
Complainant: White Male, 33
Allegation: Offensive Language: Ethnicity
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Fogus, Donna
Complainant: White Male, 33
Allegation: Offensive Language: Ethnicity
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Jusza, Thomas White Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Jusza, Thomas White Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Jusza, Thomas White Male, 33 Offensive Language: Ethnicity Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Fogus, Donna White Male, 33 Offensive Language: Ethnicity Unfounded
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024

Conclusion Meanings:

'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 14, 2014, at approximately 10:15 p.m., [redacted] went to the 112th Precinct stationhouse with his mother, [redacted] to file a complaint against his ex-wife regarding stolen property. [redacted] spoke to PO Donna Fogus and later Sergeant Thomas Jusza, both of the 112th Precinct, about filing a complaint, which they refused to file. While [redacted] spoke in Hebrew with his mother, PO Fogus allegedly told [redacted] "In this country, we speak English (Allegation A)." Sgt. Jusza allegedly told [redacted] "Israelis are stubborn and not very bright when it comes to police (Allegation B)." Sgt. Jusza also allegedly refused to provide his name to [redacted] (Allegation C) and then allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] and [redacted] if they did not leave the station house (Allegation D) (complaint encl. c1-c6; CCRB statements encl. d1-3, e1). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 14, 2014
Closed: March 31, 2015
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Police building
In NYPD 112th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued