Complaint #202405516,
June 5, 2024

Officer: Samuels, James
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Lutz, Suzanne
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Samuels, James
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Samuels, James
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Samuels, James
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Samuels, James
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Samuels, James
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Obstructed Shield Number
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Lutz, Suzanne
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Samuels, James
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Samuels, James
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Samuels, James
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Samuels, James
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Kuperstein, Joshua
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Samuels, James Black Male, 30-34 Force: Other Unable to Determine
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Officer(s) Unidentified
Lutz, Suzanne Black Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
Samuels, James Black Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
Samuels, James Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unable to Determine
Samuels, James Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unable to Determine
Samuels, James Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unable to Determine
Unknown Officer Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Other Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Samuels, James Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Obstructed Shield Number Unable to Determine
Lutz, Suzanne Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Samuels, James Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Samuels, James Black Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
Samuels, James Black Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
Samuels, James Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unable to Determine
Kuperstein, Joshua Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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.


Details

Incident: June 5, 2024
Closed: October 9, 2025

Reason for contact: C/V at PCT to retrieve property
Location: Police building
In NYPD 103rd Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected