Complaint #201905078,
June 2, 2019

Officer: Louis, Donald
Complainant: Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Maslinski, Pawel
Complainant: Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Maslinski, Pawel
Complainant: Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Maslinski, Pawel
Complainant: Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Louis, Donald Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated
Maslinski, Pawel Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Maslinski, Pawel Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Maslinski, Pawel Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged 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 2, 2019, at approximately 2:47 a.m., [redacted] was away from his residence, which he shares with his wife, [redacted] when he observed, via remote cellphone access to external security cameras at his home, police officers of the 61st Precinct including Sgt. Pawel Maslinski, PO Beatrice Slavescu, and PO Alyson Kozak-Crane outside of his residence at [redacted] in Brooklyn. [redacted]s neighbor, was also on scene. Sgt. Maslinski authorized the forcible entry into [redacted]s residence, which included breaking an exterior door, and a search within (Allegations A – C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
When [redacted] returned home and noticed that officers had entered his home, he went to the 61st Precinct stationhouse at approximately 7:15 a.m. He spoke to Sgt. Donald Louis of the 61st Precinct at the front desk about the earlier incident and requested to file a complaint against the officers who were involved. Sgt. Louis refused his request (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Hammad Syed of the 61st Precinct was working at the front desk at this time and Sgt. Maslinski was also present for [redacted]s visit. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 2, 2019
Received: June 12, 2019
Closed: June 8, 2020

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 61st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Alyson Kozakcrane, Beatrice Slavescu, Hammad Syed
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected