| 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 |
Further details on conclusions.
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...
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