Complaint #202003480,
May 12, 2020

Officer: Shostak, Matthew
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Shostak, Matthew
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Shostak, Matthew
Complainant: Black Female, 25-29
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Shostak, Matthew Black Female, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Shostak, Matthew Black Female, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Shostak, Matthew Black Female, 25-29 Offensive Language: Gender Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

Shostak, Matthew
Closed: Charges not served, July 15, 2023
APU Closed: Charges not served

Summary

On May 12, 2020, at approximately 2:24 p.m., [redacted] was at the residence of her sister, [redacted] at the basement level of [redacted] in Staten Island. [redacted] had a verbal dispute with her neighbor, who called 911 (BR02). Police Officers Matthew Shostak and Adam Aliotta, both then assigned to the 121st Precinct, responded to the location. PO Shostak allegedly forced open [redacted] front door, damaging the door and its frame (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Shostak said to [redacted] "You're not fucking gonna be yelling anymore! Stop fucking yelling!" (Allegation B: Discourtesy, [redacted] PO Shostak also told [redacted] "Fix your door, sweetheart" (Allegation C: Offensive Language, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 12, 2020
Received: May 22, 2020
Closed: April 21, 2022

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Apartment/house
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected