Complaint #202003111,
August 8, 2019

Officer: Lewis, Kitwane
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lewis, Kitwane
Complainant: Black Female, 21
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lewis, Kitwane
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lewis, Kitwane
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lewis, Kitwane
Complainant: Black Female, 21
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lewis, Kitwane
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Lewis, Kitwane
Complainant: Black Female, 21
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lewis, Kitwane Black Male, 22 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Lewis, Kitwane Black Female, 21 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Lewis, Kitwane Black Male, 22 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Lewis, Kitwane Black Male, 22 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Lewis, Kitwane Black Female, 21 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Lewis, Kitwane Black Male, 22 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Lewis, Kitwane Black Female, 21 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

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.
'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

Lewis, Kitwane
Command Discipline - B

Summary

On August 8, 2019, at approximately 2:30p.m., [redacted] were seated in their friend's vehicle, parked in front of 50 Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn, when Sergeant Kitwane Lewis, Police Officer Michal Jalbrzykowski, and Police Officer Stephen Sheppard, of the 90th Precinct, approached and stopped them (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority-Stop of Person, [redacted] Sgt. Lewis removed [redacted] from the vehicle and frisked him (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority-Frisk, [redacted] After [redacted] was removed from the vehicle, Sgt. Lewis directed PO Jalbrzykowski to search the vehicle (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority-Search of Vehicle, [redacted] After the vehicle search was concluded, wherein no arrests were made nor summonses issued, Sgt. Lewis and his officers returned to their RMP and drove away without providing [redacted] Right to Know Act ("RTKA") business cards (Allegations F and G: Abuse of Authority-RTKA card, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 8, 2019
Received: August 15, 2019
Closed: August 18, 2020

Reason for contact: Parking violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 90th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Michal Jalbrzykowski, Stephen Sheppard
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected