Complaint #202003696,
May 30, 2020

Officer: Zelikov, Vitaliy
Complainant: White Female, 50-54
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Zelikov, Vitaliy
Complainant: White Female, 50-54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Zelikov, Vitaliy White Female, 50-54 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Zelikov, Vitaliy White Female, 50-54 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated

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 May 30, 2020, at approximately 4:01 p.m., [redacted] was at a Black Lives Matter demonstration near Parkside Avenue and Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn. While at the protest, she noticed a group of officers not wearing masks. When she approached them to ask them to put masks on, Captain Vitaliy Zelikov of the 70th Precinct approached her and bumped her backwards with his body (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]) Captain Zelikov removed his mask from his chin, neared to within a few inches of [redacted]'s face, and told her, "Don't go near my men" (Allegation B: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 30, 2020
Received: May 31, 2020
Closed: May 17, 2021

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 70th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: William Cusack, Thomas Gallina, Tarik Haywood, Dayanna Lopez, Jennifer Lopez, Arthur Saroff, Jerry Sukhnandan, Elvin Vargas, David Walker