Complaint #201507631,
September 2, 2015

Officer: Zaleski, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 63
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Zaleski, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 63
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Zaleski, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 63
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unfounded
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Zaleski, Christopher
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Zaleski, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 63
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Zaleski, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 63
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Zaleski, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 63
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Zaleski, Christopher Hispanic Male, 63 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Zaleski, Christopher Hispanic Male, 63 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Zaleski, Christopher Hispanic Male, 63 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unfounded
Zaleski, Christopher Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Unsubstantiated
Zaleski, Christopher Hispanic Male, 63 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Zaleski, Christopher Hispanic Male, 63 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated
Zaleski, Christopher Hispanic Male, 63 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Formalized Training)

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

Zaleski, Christopher
Formalized Training

Summary

On September 2, 2015, at approximately 5 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] were talking next to [redacted]'s truck, in front of [redacted] in Brooklyn. A few minutes later, Lt. Zaleski and PO White, who were driving in a black, Chevy Impala, pulled over, and approached [redacted] and [redacted] on foot.
Lt. Zaleski asked both men for their IDs and asked [redacted] if the truck was his. [redacted] said it was his truck and told him his ID was in the truck (Allegation A). [redacted] retrieved his ID from his truck and handed it to Lt. Zaleski, who told him to go sit on the bed of the truck with [redacted] (Allegations B and C). Lt. Zaleski then went inside [redacted]'s truck and searched through the center console and around the backseats (Allegation D).
Lt. Zaleski then ordered [redacted] to stand up and he searched through his all of his pants pockets (Allegation E). After the search, Lt. Zaleski took [redacted] inside of his apartment, because [redacted] did not have ID (Allegation F). Approximately ten minutes later, [redacted] and Lt. Zaleski came back outside and [redacted] told Lt. Zaleski he was going to make a complaint against the officers. Lt. Zaleski said in reference to the CCRB, "They don't give a fuck about you there" (Allegation G). [redacted] asked Lt. Zaleski and PO White for their names and badge numbers, which were provided, and the officers left (See Board Review 01). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 2, 2015
Received: September 9, 2015
Closed: January 7, 2016

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 60th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Daniel White