Complaint #202002110,
February 1, 2020

Officer: Szczecinski, Michael
Complainant: White Male, 65-69
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Szczecinski, Michael
Complainant: White Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Szczecinski, Michael White Male, 65-69 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Szczecinski, Michael White Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest 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.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On February 1, 2020, at approximately 3:00 p.m., Sergeant Michael Szczecinski of the 61st Precinct responded to [redacted] in Brooklyn regarding a landlord tenant dispute. Sgt. Szczecinski told [redacted] and [redacted] that they would be "locked up" if they did not produce a key (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 1, 2020
Received: March 13, 2020
Closed: February 2, 2022

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 61st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Karina Arutyunyan, Anthony Carreira, Yiwen Li