Complaint #201502719,
April 9, 2015

Officer: Maziarz, Andrzej
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Maziarz, Andrzej
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Maziarz, Andrzej
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Maziarz, Andrzej
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Maziarz, Andrzej
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Keegan, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Maziarz, Andrzej Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Maziarz, Andrzej Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Maziarz, Andrzej Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Maziarz, Andrzej Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Question Unsubstantiated
Maziarz, Andrzej Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Keegan, Sean Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop 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.
'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 April 9, 2015, at approximately 8:05 p.m., PO A [redacted] M and PO Sean Keegan of Patrol Borough Brooklyn North stopped Mr. L [redacted] as he was driving with his sixteen year old son, S [redacted], his nine year old son, and his seven year old son, at Hinsdale Street and Riverdale Avenue in Brooklyn (Allegation A and Allegation B). While Mr. L [redacted] attempted to locate his identification in the center console of his vehicle, PO M [redacted] allegedly asked Mr. [redacted] if he had marijuana in the vehicle (Allegation C). Mr. L [redacted] requested PO M [redacted] name and shield number, and PO M [redacted] allegedly refused to provide his name (Allegation D). However, Mr. L [redacted] obtained PO M [redacted] shield number by reading it from his shield during the incident. As Mr. L [redacted] continued to search for his identification, PO M [redacted] allegedly asked Mr. L [redacted] if he wanted to be arrested in front of his children (Allegation E). PO M [redacted] then allegedly opened Mr. L [redacted] car door and reached his hand into the side compartment of the door to retrieve a small bottle of vodka (Allegation F). PO M [redacted] issued Mr. L [redacted] a summons for driving with an open container of alcohol, and when he provided the summons to Mr. L [redacted] he again allegedly refused to provide his name to Mr. L [redacted] (Subsumed within Allegation D) (Board Review 01 and 02). Mr. G [redacted] was in the passenger's seat of the vehicle during the stop, and he was interviewed on April 13, 2015. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 9, 2015
Received: April 10, 2015
Closed: June 30, 2015

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued