Complaint #201905648,
June 26, 2019

Officer: Elliott, Sheldon
Complainant: Black Female, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Elliott, Sheldon
Complainant: Black Female, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Elliott, Sheldon
Complainant: Black Female, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Zalewski, Jesse
Complainant: Black Female, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Zalewski, Jesse
Complainant: Black Female, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Zalewski, Jesse
Complainant: Black Female, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Familia, Javier
Complainant: Black Female, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Familia, Javier
Complainant: Black Female, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Elliott, Sheldon Black Female, 47 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unsubstantiated
Elliott, Sheldon Black Female, 47 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Elliott, Sheldon Black Female, 47 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Zalewski, Jesse Black Female, 47 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unsubstantiated
Zalewski, Jesse Black Female, 47 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Zalewski, Jesse Black Female, 47 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Familia, Javier Black Female, 47 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unsubstantiated
Familia, Javier Black Female, 47 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 26, 2019, at approximately 9:30 p.m., [redacted] received a phone call from a friend, who informed her that her son, [redacted] had been arrested. [redacted] went with her husband, [redacted] to East 107th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan, where they observed [redacted] being placed into a police vehicle. Also on scene were Lieutenant Javier Familia, Police Officer Sheldon Elliott and Police Officer Jesse Zalewski of the 23rd Precinct. [redacted] asked what was going on and was told to go to the 23rd Precinct stationhouse.
[redacted] and [redacted]s girlfriend [redacted] went to the 23rd Precinct stationhouse. Once inside the stationhouse, [redacted] allegedly asked Lieutenant Familia for his name, shield number and a business card, none of which he provided (Allegations A and B—Abuse of Authority—Refusal to provide name and Failure to provide RTKA card [redacted]). She then asked Police Officer Elliott and Police Officer Zalewski for the same information, and they did not provide it (Allegations C, D and E—Abuse of Authority—Refusal to provide name, Refusal to provide shield number and Failure to provide RTKA card [redacted]). Allegations F, G and H—Abuse of Authority—Refusal to provide name, Refusal to provide shield number and Failure to provide RTKA card [redacted] then left the stationhouse. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 26, 2019
Received: June 27, 2019
Closed: March 26, 2020

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 23rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Andre Arias, Steve Sanchez, Jose Taveras, Lawrence Wang
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected