Brian Elz

Badge #3693, White Male
Former Detective Grade 3 at Detective Borough Brooklyn
Also served at SAT Detective Operations Brooklyn North
Service started June 1992, ended June 2012, Tax #901510

Complaints

3 Complaints
4 Allegations
0 Substantiated
2 Exonerated
1 Unfounded
1 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #200206351, September 2002
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
Complainant: Black Female, 56
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
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Complaint #9901392, March 1999
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
Complainant: Black Female, 41
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #9600324, January 1996
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200206351, September 2002
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Black Female, 56 Unfounded
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Complaint #9901392, March 1999
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Black Female, 41 Exonerated
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Complaint #9600324, January 1996
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
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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.
'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.


Lawsuits

Williams, Randolph vs City of New York et al.
Case # 505068/2017, Supreme Court - Kings, June 22, 2017
Complaint
Description: On February 27, 2007, at approximately 2:00am, a shooting occurred in the basketball courts located in the Williamsburg Housing Projects in Brooklyn, NY that resulted in the death of a man named Vincent Hill. Due to the alleged misconduct of multiple named NYPD officers including: NYPD Detectives THOMAS HANDLEY, JAMES BODNAR, MARK BROWN, DINO ANSELMO, BRIAN ELZ, CHRIS FLORIO, KIM CARILLO, "JOHN" SULLIVAN, ANDREW TORLINCASI, "BILLIE", LUIS FONTANEZ, LUIS BATISTA, and officers JASON REEVES, MULERO, JASMINE VALEZ, KARL KRIKELIS, ANDREW TORLIONCAS, and ABRAHAM CRUZ, as well as members of the Kings County District Attorney's office including HOWARD JACKSON, ESQ., AL DEINGENIIS, ESQ., and LARRY FREDELLA, ESQ., Plaint...