Complaint #202404607,
May 8, 2024

Officer: Peterson, Demitrious
Complainant: Black, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Sinmazisik, Necibe
Complainant: Black, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Polonia, Jean
Complainant: Black, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Patel, Avinash
Complainant: Age 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Bias-Based Policing (Race)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer: Polonia, Jean
Complainant: Age 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Peterson, Demitrious Black, 15-17 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Sinmazisik, Necibe Black, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unable to Determine
Polonia, Jean Black, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unable to Determine
Patel, Avinash Age 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Bias-Based Policing (Race) Unfounded
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other
Polonia, Jean Age 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Formalized Training)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Polonia, Jean
Formalized Training

Details

Incident: May 8, 2024
Closed: August 21, 2025
Last Updated: December 21, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 79th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Juvenile Report

Witness Officers: Daniel Arteaga, Lela Banks, Christopher Bowie, Melvin Laurent, Kevin Parraga, Daniel Staffa
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected