Complaint #201411788,
November 20, 2014

Officer: Haynes, John
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Skobla, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Zaytsev, Yevgeniy
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Skobla, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Haynes, John Black Male, 51 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Charges)
Skobla, Thomas Black Male, 51 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Substantiated (Charges)
Zaytsev, Yevgeniy Black Male, 51 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Substantiated (Charges)
Skobla, Thomas Black Male, 51 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Haynes, John
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, December 22, 2016
APU Not guilty

Skobla, Thomas
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, December 22, 2016
APU Not guilty

Zaytsev, Yevgeniy
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, December 22, 2016
APU Not guilty

Summary

On November 20, 2014, at approximately 7 p.m., two officers identified by the investigation as PO Thomas Skobla and PO Yevgeniy Zaytsev of the 113th Precinct, stopped [redacted] vehicle in the vicinity of Farmers Boulevard and 111th Avenue in Queens (Allegation A and Allegation B). During the verbal interaction between [redacted] and the officers, PO Skobla allegedly told [redacted] "Unfucking believable he has a gun, unfucking believable; I thought we had him" (Allegation C). PO Zaytsev and PO Skobla returned to their RMP without arresting or issuing a summons to [redacted] Later that same day, [redacted] went to the 113th Precinct stationhouse and spoke with PO John Haynes, who told [redacted] that officers do not take complaints at the stationhouse, causing [redacted] to leave the stationhouse without filing his civilian complaint (Allegation D). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 20, 2014
Received: November 21, 2014
Closed: June 25, 2015
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 113th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued