Complaint #201608263,
September 27, 2016

Officer: Froehlich, William
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Froehlich, William
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Froehlich, William
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Kaczmarczyk, Patryk
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Froehlich, William
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Froehlich, William Hispanic Male, 30 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Froehlich, William Hispanic Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Froehlich, William Hispanic Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Kaczmarczyk, Patryk Hispanic Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Froehlich, William Hispanic Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest 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.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Froehlich, William
Command Discipline - A

Summary

At approximately 8:58 a.m. on September 27, 2016, [redacted] was driving alone in his vehicle when he was stopped by PO Patryk Kaczmarczyk and PO William Froehlich of the 83rd Precinct at the intersection of Willoughby Avenue and Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn (Allegations A and B). PO Froehlich spoke discourteously towards [redacted] (Allegation C). PO Kaczmarczyk and PO Froehlich let [redacted] go without issuing any summonses. [redacted] drove away, but returned less than five minutes later and approached PO Froehlich. After [redacted] complained about the way that PO Froehlich had spoken to him and asked for his name and shield number, PO Froehlich issued him two summonses and threatened him with arrest (Allegations D and E). [redacted] and the officers left the scene. [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 27, 2016
Received: September 28, 2016
Closed: January 18, 2017

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 83rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Jack Rollis
Video evidence collected