Complaint #201609694,
September 8, 2016

Officer: Schlitt, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 15
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Schlitt, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 15
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Trufin, George
Complainant: Black Male, 15
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Trufin, George
Complainant: Black Male, 15
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Trufin, George
Complainant: Black Male, 15
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Schlitt, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Schlitt, Christopher Black Male, 15 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Schlitt, Christopher Black Male, 15 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Trufin, George Black Male, 15 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Trufin, George Black Male, 15 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Trufin, George Black Male, 15 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Schlitt, Christopher Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

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

Trufin, George
Formalized Training

Schlitt, Christopher
Formalized Training

Summary

On September 8, 2016, at approximately 3:30 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] were in the basketball courts of Marine Park in the vicinity of Junior High School 278 in Brooklyn. They were stopped by Sgt. George Taylor and PO Christopher Schlitt of the 63rd Precinct (Allegations A and B). [redacted] and [redacted] were frisked and searched by Sgt. Taylor and PO Schlitt (Allegations C,D, E and F). [redacted] and [redacted] were told that they were stopped because they resembled the suspects in a robbery of a pharmacy. [redacted] and [redacted] were released without a summons or an arrest.
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Details

Incident: September 8, 2016
Received: November 21, 2016
Closed: November 22, 2017

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 61st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued