Complaint #202100199,
January 5, 2021

Officer: Redmond, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Aliberti, Frank
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Contreras, Alvaro
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Contreras, Alvaro
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Sidorskiy, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Contreras, Alvaro
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Sidorskiy, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Redmond, Thomas Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Aliberti, Frank Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Contreras, Alvaro Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Contreras, Alvaro Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Sidorskiy, Michael Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Contreras, Alvaro Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Sidorskiy, Michael Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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

Sidorskiy, Michael
Forfeit vacation 10 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, August 22, 2023
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 38 days

Summary

On January 5, 2021, at approximately 4 p.m., [redacted] was inside of his vehicle, which was idling and double-parked in front of his residence at [redacted] in Brooklyn. Det. Alvaro Contreras, PO Michael Sidorskiy, PO Frank Aliberti, and Sergeant Thomas Redmond, all then assigned to the Brooklyn South Auto Larceny Unit, stopped [redacted] vehicle. Det. Contreras frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegations A-B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Det. Contreras, PO Aliberti, and Sgt. Redmond searched [redacted] vehicle (Allegations C-E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Sidorskiy allegedly refused to provide his name to [redacted] (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Sidorskiy failed to give [redacted] a RTKA business card (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Sidorskiy issued [redacted] a summons for his vehicle's excessively tinted windows (BR14). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 5, 2021
Received: January 8, 2021
Closed: June 9, 2022

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected