Complaint #201705063, June 2017

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


Document: Complaint Closing Report

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
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 alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusion definitions.