Complaint #201903189,
April 6, 2019

Officer: Souchak, Isaac
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Souchak, Isaac
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Discourtesy: Gesture
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Souchak, Isaac Black Male, 28 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Souchak, Isaac Black Male, 28 Discourtesy: Gesture Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 April 6, 2019, at approximately 5:05 p.m., [redacted] was driving his vehicle near Malcolm X Boulevard and Greene Avenue in Brooklyn when Police Officer Cory Levy and Police Officer Isaac Souchak of the Housing Borough Brooklyn Response Team pulled him over for playing music from his car at an unreasonable volume. The officers arrested [redacted] for driving with a suspended license and transported him to the PSA3 stationhouse. Police Officer Phillip Correale of PSA3 drove [redacted]'s vehicle to the stationhouse. At approximately 10 p.m. that same night, PO Souchak released [redacted] with a desk appearance ticket. As PO Souchak escorted [redacted] out of the stationhouse, he allegedly told [redacted] "If I see you on the street, I know you're going to say 'Fuck you' to me, and I'm going to say 'Fuck you' back" (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Souchak also allegedly raised his middle finger at [redacted] (Allegation B: Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] later found that items in the trunk of his vehicle had been moved around, and that the backseat cushions had been removed from their hinges (Allegations C-D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 6, 2019
Received: April 15, 2019
Closed: May 15, 2020

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Police building
In NYPD 81st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Phillip Correale, Cory Levy
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected