Complaint #201705063,
June 21, 2017

Officer: Polynice, Arnaud
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 42
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Polynice, Arnaud
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Polynice, Arnaud
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Polynice, Arnaud
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 51
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Swicicki, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 18
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Polynice, Arnaud
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lambert, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Benchetrit, Arie
Complainant: Black Male, 18
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Martinez, Jonathan
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Martinez, Jonathan
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Martinez, Jonathan
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 51
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Polynice, Arnaud
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Polynice, Arnaud Hispanic Female, 42 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Polynice, Arnaud Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Stop Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Polynice, Arnaud Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Polynice, Arnaud Hispanic Male, 51 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Swicicki, Joseph Black Male, 18 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Polynice, Arnaud Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Lambert, Matthew Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Stop Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Benchetrit, Arie Black Male, 18 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Martinez, Jonathan Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Stop Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Martinez, Jonathan Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Martinez, Jonathan Hispanic Male, 51 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Polynice, Arnaud Hispanic Male, 17 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 18-20 Force: Physical force 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.
'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.


Summary

On June 21, 2017, at approximately 3:45 p.m., [redacted] saw two male officers, identifed by the investigation as PO Arnaud Polynice and PO Jonathan Martinez of the 88th Precinct, stop a young male individual, identifed by the investigation as [redacted] at the corner of Dean Street and 6th Avenue in Brooklyn, where PO Polynice then frisked him (Allegations A, B, and D). The investigation determined that a third officer, identified by the investigation as PO Matthew Lambert of the 88th Precinct, was with PO Polynice and PO Martinez when they initially approached [redacted] and participated in the stop (Allegation C).
[redacted] heard PO Polynice and PO Martinez yell to the crowd that gathered at the corner, "Shut the fuck up" (Allegations E and F).
[redacted] and PO Polynice had previously interacted during an incident on December 22, 2016. [redacted] filed a CCRB complaint about this incident (case [redacted] PO Polynice turned to [redacted] and said, "You went to fucking CCRB, bitch, and I still have my job" (Allegation G). [redacted] told PO Polynice to release [redacted] to which PO Polynice replied, "I have to do my fucking job. Go fuck yourself. That's why you got beat up" (Allegation H). When [redacted] objected this, PO Polynice said to him, "I will fuck you up. I will fuck you up. You will get hurt" (Allegation I). [redacted] heard PO Martinez call [redacted] "a pussy" (Allegation J). Before PO Polynice left the scene, he said to [redacted] once again, "You dumb bitch. You went to the CCRB" (Subsumed in Allegation G).
When PO Polynice and PO Martinez were leaving the scene, [redacted] saw a young male individual, identifed by the investigation as [redacted] hit the trunk of their vehicle with his hand. Almost immediately, approximately four or five officers, two of whom were identified by the investigation as PO Joseph Swicicki and PO Arie Benchetrit of the 78th Precinct, ran up to [redacted] PO Benchetrit punched [redacted] in his face, and then in conjunction with the other officers tackled him... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 21, 2017
Received: June 22, 2017
Closed: October 4, 2017

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 78th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Michael Dipalo, Brian Laffey
Video evidence collected