Complaint #202107454,
December 7, 2021

Officer: Ruiz, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ruiz, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Kurshals, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Wybraniec, Mateusz
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Wybraniec, Mateusz
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Digiovanna, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Digiovanna, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ruiz, Christopher Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated
Ruiz, Christopher Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Kurshals, Michael Hispanic Male, 35-39 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Wybraniec, Mateusz Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Wybraniec, Mateusz Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Digiovanna, Michael Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Digiovanna, Michael Hispanic Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded

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

Kurshals, Michael
Resigned

Summary

On December 7, 2021, at 3:40pm, PO Mateusz Wybraniec and PO Michael DiGiovanna of the 70th Precinct responded to a radio run for a past assault at [redacted] in Brooklyn. [redacted] was arrested on suspicion of child abuse. [redacted] allegedly asked PO Wybraniec and PO DiGiovanna for their names and shield numbers and they refused to provide them (Allegations A-D: Abuse of Authority: [redacted] was transported to the Special Victims Unit office in Brooklyn by PO Michael Kurshals and PO Victor Kwok of the 70th Precinct. PO Kurshals allegedly told [redacted] "Get your ass out of my car" (Allegation E: Discourtesy: [redacted] was interviewed by Det. Stango regarding his arrest. Det Stango allegedly refused to provide his name to [redacted] and process a complaint against PO Wybraniec and PO DiGiovanna (Allegations F and G: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]
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Details

Incident: December 7, 2021
Received: December 8, 2021
Closed: January 27, 2023

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: School
In NYPD 70th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Nikita Babenko, John Baggs, Victor Kwok, Monique Samuel, Jody Thomas
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected