Complaint #201700728,
April 22, 2016

Officer: Polesovsky, Stephen
Complainant: White Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Polesovsky, Stephen
Complainant: White Male, 36
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Polesovsky, Stephen
Complainant: White Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Polesovsky, Stephen
Complainant: White Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Polesovsky, Stephen
Complainant: White Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Polesovsky, Stephen
Complainant: White Female, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Solcany, Stephen
Complainant: White Male, 36
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Solcany, Stephen
Complainant: White Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Cress, Ana
Complainant: White Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Polesovsky, Stephen
Complainant: White Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Polesovsky, Stephen
Complainant: White Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Polesovsky, Stephen White Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Polesovsky, Stephen White Male, 36 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Polesovsky, Stephen White Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unsubstantiated
Polesovsky, Stephen White Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Polesovsky, Stephen White Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Unsubstantiated
Polesovsky, Stephen White Female, 25 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Solcany, Stephen White Male, 36 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Solcany, Stephen White Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Cress, Ana White Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated
Polesovsky, Stephen White Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Polesovsky, Stephen White Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Penalties

Solcany, Stephen
Command Discipline - A

Polesovsky, Stephen
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On April 22, 2016, at approximately 8:30 a.m., [redacted] entered the Manhattan SRG1 stationhouse, in Manhattan, to provide [redacted] ID in order for PO Polesovsky to issue her a summons. At the stationhouse, PO Stephen Polesovsky informed [redacted] that someone had been putting "dog shit" on the side door of his car and he caught [redacted] leaving "dog shit" (Allegation A). While speaking with PO Polesovsky, [redacted] took his phone out in an attempt to record the incident, but PO Polesovsky allegedly screamed, "You are trespassing, leave now" (Allegation B). Following this statement, PO Polesovsky told [redacted] "Final warning you're trespassing, you will be arrested immediately" (Allegation C). [redacted] and [redacted] both left the stationhouse shortly after.
Approximately an hour later, [redacted] returned to the SRG1 stationhouse in an attempt to speak with a supervisor. [redacted] waited outside the stationhouse until an officer came out because he did not want to be arrested for trespassing. Sgt. Stephen Solcany exited the stationhouse and informed [redacted] that PO Polesovsky was mad because someone had been putting "dog shit" on PO Polesovsky's car (Allegation D). [redacted] expressed to Sgt. Solcany that he did not wish to speak with PO Polesovsky. [redacted] requested to file a complaint against PO Polesovsky numerous times, but Sgt. Solcany did not assist [redacted] in doing so and had PO Polesovsky come out to speak with him instead (Allegation E). Sgt. Solcany returned inside the stationhouse and PO Polesovsky came out to speak with [redacted] At some point during their conversation, [redacted] asked PO Polesovsky for his name and badge number and in response PO Polesovsky told [redacted] "I don't have to give you shit" (Allegation F and subsumed within Allegation A). [redacted] also informed PO Polesovsky that he wanted to file a complaint (Allegation G). PO Polesovsky told [redacted] that if he saw his dog peeing and the dog's waste not fully cleaned up, he is going to impound his dog... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 22, 2016
Received: January 28, 2017
Closed: August 31, 2017

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Police building
In NYPD 10th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued