Complaint #202412543,
December 18, 2024

Officer: Raza, Hassan
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Vehicle
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Raza, Hassan
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Ksepka, Rafal
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Ksepka, Rafal
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Czerniawski, Mark
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Ksepka, Rafal
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Czerniawski, Mark
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Ksepka, Rafal
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Germanakos, Elias
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Raza, Hassan
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Joseph, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Raza, Hassan
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Germanakos, Elias
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Joseph, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Raza, Hassan
Complainant: Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Germanakos, Elias
Complainant: Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Joseph, Michael
Complainant: Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Raza, Hassan Black Male, 21-24 Force: Vehicle Unable to Determine
Raza, Hassan Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Ksepka, Rafal Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Ksepka, Rafal Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Czerniawski, Mark Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Ksepka, Rafal Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Czerniawski, Mark Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Ksepka, Rafal Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Germanakos, Elias Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Raza, Hassan Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Joseph, Michael Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
Raza, Hassan Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unable to Determine
Germanakos, Elias Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Joseph, Michael Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Raza, Hassan Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Germanakos, Elias Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Joseph, Michael Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera 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.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'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.


Penalties

Raza, Hassan
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 1 day)

Joseph, Michael
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 1 day)

Czerniawski, Mark
Command Discipline - A
Command Discipline - A (Warned and Admonished)

Ksepka, Rafal
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Formalized Training)

Germanakos, Elias
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 1 day)

Details

Incident: December 18, 2024
Received: December 20, 2024
Closed: May 14, 2026
Last Updated: July 4, 2026

Reason for contact: Traffic accident
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 94th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected