Complaint #201902274,
March 14, 2019

Officer: Cruz, Steve
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cruz, Steve
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Barakat, Imron
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Feldshteyn, Stanislav
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Feldshteyn, Stanislav
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cruz, Steve
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Barakat, Imron
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Simms, Justin
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Cruz, Steve Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Cruz, Steve Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Barakat, Imron Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Feldshteyn, Stanislav Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Feldshteyn, Stanislav Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Cruz, Steve Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Barakat, Imron Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Simms, Justin Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Formalized Training)

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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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

Simms, Justin
Formalized Training

Summary

On March 14, 2019, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Police Officer Steve Cruz, Police Officer Imron Barakat, and Lieutenant Stanislav Feldshteyn, of the 69th Precinct, stopped [redacted] vehicle in front of [redacted] in Brooklyn (Allegations A-C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). LT. Feldshteyn allegedly refused to provide his name to [redacted] (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Barakat allegedly refused to provide his name to [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Cruz refused to provide his name and shield number to [redacted] (Allegations F and G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Lieutenant Justin Simms frisked [redacted] (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] was issued two summonses for tinted windows. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 14, 2019
Closed: December 12, 2019

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 69th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected