Complaint #202101737,
March 17, 2021

Officer: Zucker, Joshua
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Zucker, Joshua
Complainant: White Female, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Topper, Yehuda
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Zucker, Joshua
Complainant: White Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Zucker, Joshua Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Zucker, Joshua White Female, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated
Topper, Yehuda Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Zucker, Joshua White Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated

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.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Zucker, Joshua
Command Discipline - A
Command Discipline - A (Vacation: 1 day)

Topper, Yehuda
Resigned

Summary

At approximately 2:15 a.m., on March 17th, 2021, [redacted] and [redacted] were asleep in [redacted]s house at [redacted] in Brooklyn when Police Officer Joshua Zucker and Police Officer Yehuda Topper, both of the 77th Precinct, entered through the unlocked side door (Allegations A and B - Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises - [redacted]). Police Officer Zucker informed [redacted] and [redacted] that the officers received a call from an alarm company about an individual in a vacant building "who [was] not supposed to be in here" and asked for their IDs (Allegations C and D - Abuse of Authority: Question - [redacted]). [redacted] handed Police Officer Zucker her ID, and told him that she owned "the place," and that he did not need to see [redacted]'s ID. After reviewing [redacted]'s ID, Police Officer Zucker realized that they were inside [redacted] rather than [redacted]. The two officers then left and proceeded ultimately to [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 17, 2021
Closed: July 11, 2022

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 77th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Ronald Cheng, Israel Dolce, Jenia Goeloe, Reinaldo Rodriguez
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected