Complaint #202005863,
August 22, 2020

Officer: Sidorskiy, Michael
Complainant: Male, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Sidorskiy, Michael
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Sidorskiy, Michael
Complainant: Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Sidorskiy, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Sidorskiy, Michael
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Sidorskiy, Michael Male, 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Sidorskiy, Michael Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Sidorskiy, Michael Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Sidorskiy, Michael Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Sidorskiy, Michael Untruthful Statement: False official statement Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Sidorskiy, Michael
Forfeit vacation 35 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, August 22, 2023
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 38 days

Summary

On August 22, 2020, at approximately 12:40 a.m., [redacted] and his friend [redacted] were outside [redacted] in Brooklyn. Police officers, including Police Officer Michael Sidorskiy of Patrol Borough Brooklyn South, attempted to arrest an unknown male in the area. The male ran, and the officers chased him. After attempting to chase the male, Police Officer Sidorskiy ran back to the area where [redacted] and [redacted] stood near [redacted] parked car. Police Officer Sidorskiy attempted to enter [redacted] car, mistaking it for his own, and [redacted] told him not to. Police Officer Sidorskiy began cursing and speaking discourteously to [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegations A & B: Discourtesy – Word – [redacted] Police Officer Sidorskiy also threatened [redacted] and [redacted] with the use of force, saying, "I'll smack the ugly off of you" (Allegations C & D: Abuse of Authority – Threat of force (verbal or physical) – [redacted] During his CCRB interviews on March 19, 2021, and July 29, 2021, Police Officer Sidorskiy provided false official statements (Allegation E: Untruthful Statement – False Official Statement – [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 22, 2020
Received: August 26, 2020
Closed: March 30, 2022

Reason for contact: C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 70th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Frank Aliberti, Christian Cayenne, Alfred Foy, Thomas Redmond
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected