Complaint #201609209,
October 26, 2016

Officer: Korycki, Rafal
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Korycki, Rafal
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Korycki, Rafal
Complainant: Black Male, 15
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Korycki, Rafal
Complainant: Black Male, 15
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Korycki, Rafal Male Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Korycki, Rafal Male Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Korycki, Rafal Black Male, 15 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Korycki, Rafal Black Male, 15 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated

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

Korycki, Rafal
Formalized Training

Summary

On October 26, 2016, at approximately 11:45 p.m., [redacted] was walking home with an unidentified male on Dumont Avenue in Brooklyn, with a gun he found next to a nearby McDonald's on Linden Boulevard in his right jacket pocket. When [redacted] was between Lincoln Avenue and Autumn Avenue, Police Officer Rafal Korycki of Patrol Borough Brooklyn North Anti-Crime stepped out of a car, leaving Police Officer Denisha Pierre and Sgt. Ian Scheinblum in the car. PO Korycki stopped the unidentified male, asked him about why [redacted] had run away, and frisked his pocket, then ran after [redacted] when he realized the pocket contained only a cell phone (allegations A and B). [redacted] started to run away but immediately slipped on the wet ground and fell, and the gun fell out of his pocket. He stood up and began to run again without picking up the things that fell. After he had gotten five to seven feet farther, PO Korycki wrapped his arms around him from behind and tackled him to the ground, turned [redacted] onto his stomach and handcuffed him, then punched [redacted] two or three times in the right eye (allegation C). When PO Korycki stood up, he stepped on [redacted]'s handcuffed hands, cutting his finger (allegation D). [redacted] was taken to the 75th Precinct stationhouse and charged with resisting arrest and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (BR 18). [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 26, 2016
Received: November 3, 2016
Closed: April 18, 2017

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Denisha Pierre, Ian Scheinblum