Complaint #201405893,
May 2, 2014

Officer: Crozier, Steve
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Crozier, Steve
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Crozier, Steve
Complainant: Black Female, 50
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Crozier, Steve
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ellis, Justin
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Crozier, Steve
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Crozier, Steve Black Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Crozier, Steve Black Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated
Crozier, Steve Black Female, 50 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Crozier, Steve Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS Unsubstantiated
Ellis, Justin Black Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Crozier, Steve Black Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalty

Ellis, Justin
Command Discipline - A

Summary

At approximately 6:10 p.m. on May 2, 2014, [redacted] and [redacted] were standing on the sidewalk outside [redacted]'s house, located at [redacted] in Far Rockaway, when Sgt. Steve Crozier, accompanied by PO Lukasz Solis, PO Justin Ellis, PO Jason Jansky, PO Carlos Segovia, and allegedly other unidentified officers, approached and ordered them to stand against the fence (Allegation A). Sgt. Crozier then allegedly told [redacted] that he had information regarding guns in the house and asked what he was doing there (Allegation B). When [redacted] replied that he and [redacted] were just talking, Sgt. Crozier presented a piece of paper and asked [redacted] to sign for consent to search the house. [redacted] refused to do so. Shortly thereafter, [redacted]'s mother, [redacted] arrived and Sgt. Crozier explained the same to her, similarly asking her to sign a consent form to search the house (subsumed within Allegation B). It was alleged that over the course of the next several hours, Sgt. Crozier and his officers remained outside the house, preventing anyone from entering unless [redacted] gave consent to search. During this time, it was alleged that Sgt. Crozier heard a baby crying inside the house and stated that ACS could take the child away (Allegation C). Sgt. Crozier also allegedly told [redacted] that if she did not sign the consent form, he would return with warrants to arrest everyone there (Allegation D). However, the officers ultimately left the scene without entering the location or making any arrests.
At approximately 12:24 a.m. on May 31, 2014, [redacted] and an unidentified individual were walking near the corner of Mott Avenue and McBride Street in Queens when they were approached by PO Ellis and PO Solis. PO Ellis allegedly ordered both civilians to stand against the police car (Allegation E) and asked them if they had anything on them (subsumed within Allegation E). The individual allegedly replied that he had nothing on him, at which point PO Ellis told him to leave. [redacted] allegedly replied... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 2, 2014
Received: June 16, 2014
Closed: March 3, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 101st Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Jason Jansky, Anthony Rivelli, Carlos Segovia, Lukasz Solis