Complaint #201803727,
April 26, 2018

Officer: Olsen, Ryan
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Olsen, Ryan
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Olsen, Ryan
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Olsen, Ryan
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Olsen, Ryan
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Olsen, Ryan
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Grant, Teriq
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Olsen, Ryan
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Olsen, Ryan
Complainant: Black Male, 38
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Olsen, Ryan Black Male, 38 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Olsen, Ryan Black Male, 38 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Olsen, Ryan Black Male, 38 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Olsen, Ryan Black Male, 38 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Olsen, Ryan Black Male, 38 Offensive Language: Race Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Olsen, Ryan Black Male, 38 Offensive Language: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Grant, Teriq Black Male, 38 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Olsen, Ryan Black Male, 38 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Olsen, Ryan Black Male, 38 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop 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.
'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

Olsen, Ryan
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On April 26, 2018, at approximately 4:30 p.m., PO Ryan Olsen, previously of the 75th Precinct (PO Olsen was later transferred to the Warrant Section), stopped [redacted] at the BP gas station located at 586 Conduit Boulevard in Brooklyn (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Olsen brought [redacted] to the ground and allegedly struck him in the neck, jaw, or shoulder with his elbow (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). PO Olsen stated, "I'm gonna fuck you up, you motherfucker" (Allegation C: Discourtesy, [redacted]; Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). He also stated, "You're an idiot, you fucking moron" and referred to [redacted] as a "stupid motherfucker" (Allegation C continued). He then said, "Do you think I'm fucking retarded?" and commented, "This is fucking – God gave us this one. Fucking retard. What's wrong with you? Are you fucking retarded?" (Allegation C continued; Allegation E: Offensive Language, [redacted]). As [redacted] attempted to sit up, PO Olsen said, "Stay down. I didn't tell you to get the fuck up" (Allegation C continued). He then stated, "Stop fucking around" and picked up [redacted]'s cell phone and threw it onto the ground (Allegation C continued; Allegation F: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Olsen then referred to [redacted] as a "moron" and asked [redacted] if he was going to act like a gentleman or if he needed to "treat [redacted] like an animal again" (Allegation C continued; Allegation G: Offensive Language, [redacted]). When PO Olsen searched [redacted] he emptied the contents of [redacted]'s pockets onto the ground (Allegation F continued). PO Olsen then asked [redacted] if he thought he would get away from him on his "piece of shit bike" and then referred to [redacted] as "fucking crazy" (Allegation C continued). PO Olsen then commented that he thought he "pressed Premium when he put [redacted]'s face into [the gas pump]" (Allegation C continued). PO Grant also commented that [redacted] put expensive gas in his motorcycle and said, "Holy shit" (Allegation H:... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 26, 2018
Received: May 11, 2018
Closed: October 21, 2019

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

Witness Officers: Vincent Calderone, Sean Collins, Francesco Iorio, Mark Scarlatelli
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected