A resident of Crown Heights wrote the following:
One evening last week, as I was driving home on Washington Avenue, I was stopped at the Empire Blvd. red light and noticed a police car to my right. I continued on my way when the light turned green, and I was startled when the police car put on its lights and pulled me over.
The officer came to my window, asked me if I knew what I did wrong and told me he thought my window was too dark. I told him the window shop was instructed to absolutely only apply the legal limit of tint on the window. This was Officer Andrey Lysak from the 71st precinct and he didn’t seem to really care, he was focused on issuing a ticket / summons.
After the interaction ended I proceeded on my way, but I was taken aback that with all the problems in our community this officer was preoccupied with creating nuisance tickets. I do intend on getting the window checked to see if the correct amount was in fact applied, but regardless I know the officers are here to serve and protect not abuse their power.
The next day I went into the precinct and spoke to an officer I knew from a while back. He told me that typically if someone blows a red light or similar, then the officer will potentially tack on another ticket for a tinted window if he feels inclined to do so. Yet it is almost unheard of for an officer to pull someone over for something like this.
I’m posting this here today to see if other people in our community have dealt with Officer Lysak before. He obviously is not here to protect us, rather he is focused on creating problems out of thin air and he does not belong in the force is this problem has been ongoing. I believe just about all officers are doing their job properly, however once in a while something like this happens and then we need to make sure it is taken care of.
(Please comment below or email [email protected] if you have interacted with Officer Lysak before, so that we can address this issue together.)
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Response from a spokesperson from the NYPD 71st Precinct to COLlive.com:
Having tinted windows poses a safety issue. It is illegal to have any tint at all in the front window and the limit is 70 percent on side windows.
This has been a law in New York for the past 4 years.
In order to issue a summons for a tinted window, a tint meter must be used.
Anyone who feels that they received an unfair summons may plead “not guilty” and can plead their case in front of a judge.
The writer is sowing more divisiveness with his attitude. Police are here to protect us and enforce the law, they’re not perfect but it’s up to us to be appreciative and respectful and most of all, law abiding.
This could have been resolved quietly without creating public animosity.
I have been ticketed by a NYPD Cop for having a ‘fake licence’. I showed my valid UK licence and explained I was visiting. The corrupt cop broke the law and brought his colleagues into disrepute by his immoral behaviour.
It is a shame that you can’t recognise that such corruption is virtually nonexistent in much of the Western world. The 71st Precinct’s response to this allegation shows they support the corruption, and will lazily advise a victim of police abuse to waste time and money in court.
Was the officers name Warner?
Po Warner gave me a ticket for driving without a seat belt when in fact I had my seat belt on.
He gave me a completely false ticket.
The Police are not here to protect or help us.
They are more dangerous than criminals. Police are a mafia in blue. To stay safe stay away from them. May GOD protect us all from the Police.
Police officers were the bullies in school. They carried that mentality after they graduated from school.
All the people that voted down don’t live in crown heights (just saying)
K I do agree that sometimes some police overdo it but you can’t say that they’re more dangerous form criminals or anything of the like. Just imagine what things would be like WITHOUT police. Do you want to chase after criminals instead? Go ahed!
He always is there pulled me over for going 11 over. As I started from a green light.
Don’t break the law. Tinted windows are dangerous and illegal for a reason. The broken window theory dictates that if you police small things like tinted windows society as a whole becomes more law abiding. Stop complaining for getting a legitimate ticket. Pay it and remove the tint. With an attitude like yours I’m surprised the officer didn’t throw the book at you.
That may be true, but that policeman wasn’t giving him a ticket because that he was just abusing his power.
Officer did his job. Dark tints are illegal. We love cops when they protect us, but they are stirring the pot when they do their job?? Get over yourself!!!
officer d’nt use tinter meter,obius of you gou to cort & say to the judge .police not use use nating to meter densiti judge dismise the tiket , in tis spesific case officer brok the lau in
order to issue a summons for a tinted window, a tint meter must be used.
you don’t get to decide what they do (only protect and no tickets)
Dream on!!
Thank you for posting!! Technically a cop can pull you over anytime… When you are parked waiting for your kid at school, “idling,” or similar. There are rules for everything and the law is supposed to be applied intelligently. Years ago a guy got a summons for obstructing pedestrian traffic when there was no one around. The cop never gets in trouble, the ticketed needs to clean up that mess. The job of a cop is to protect us and not pull people over to meet a quota or make non-existent problems for the community. Thank you Col for giving… Read more »
They wrote the tickets for their quotas and the response from the 71 is just as shamefull. Pleading before a judge is even more of a nuisance and expense of time than the ticket . Let alone corrupt Judicial system. Wake up and stop being Lemmings. This writer is absolutely right. Complain about this officer and any others that have nothing better to do than to write nuisance tickets when they should be doing their jobs
The community wants more police and with more police comes more enforcement. More enforcement means lower crime, so stop complaining.
Also, it’s really surprising that you’re writing this before your windows were even checked. Perhaps the police officer was right, and this whole article is just a waste of everyone’s time and chilul hashem.
Agree with the writer True, we want more protection, and with it, the officers will find offenses and reason to ticket. But, it seems to be out of proportion. This driver knows that he paid a reputable person to do the legal work. I have also been stopped unnecessarily, by an officer sitting in wait, hoping I was not wearing a seat belt. When, after pulling me over, he saw that I was, he said what about your phone, were you on the phone? Sheesh! I always try to follow the law, including feeding my meter and not double parking,… Read more »
Install cameras in /out with voice record….. will solve all these nonsense issues
Next thing you know we will be given tickets for plastic bags
we lost a police officer to tint (Russel Timoshenko in 2007) and we almost lost a second (who’s vest saved him). are you so self centered to realize that police officers are the first to be at risk. Please grow up, remove the tint, and keep our community safer.
either your tint is illegal or not. get it tested and if too dark, removed, and if ok, certified, and beat the ticket. seems like this police officer was bending towards ticketing, and if he didn’t test (as the precinct reply said he should) then he went beyond his call of duty). there are good cops and bad cops, just as there are good people and bad people. and just as most people are good, so are most cops, especially while keeping in mind a cop job is very challenging. besides the inherent danger, many people would be affected by… Read more »
He claimed he followed me and I took to Red lights, when in fact I came from the opposite direction. Once the cop realized he was wrong he gave me a ticket for a not wearing a seat belt instaed. The cop said don’t worry just go to court and plead not guilty. So why give the ticket? Is he telling me to lie to a judge? If he did not have a quota then he should have let me go once he realized he was wrong. Cops are just bullies who were bullied, so they getting there pay back… Read more »
Although they will never admit it, they pull more people over at the end of the month. I was once ticketed on Eastern Parkway for forgetting to turn my headlights on (not a dead bulb, just forgetting to switch them on).
I too was once pulled over on kingston and President st. bec. the cop decided I didnt stop fast enough for a passer by to cross the street..then He asked me very seriously- Ma’m are you drunk? i was 70 years old never drink anything except for kiddush! It was erev new years eve, so he asked that ridiculous questions.. just trying to show who’s boss.. theyare bullies to us- the quiet good citizens who NEVER carry arms or harm anyone..I have no more respect for them..
And? Was the cop right?
When did it become fashionable for Lubavitchrs to think they r above the law? Take responsibility for your actions. If u break the law, you will be ticketed. Thank you NYPD for keeping us safe and enforcing the law.
Not easy to determine who’s right or wrong and there are three sides to every story… But from personal experience, my wife was stopped in one of those traffic nets where they ask random people to pull over. The PO took her license and registration and made her wait for almost 30 minutes(!) and then came back with a tint meter to measure the tint and gave her a summons for the window tint along with the advice to fight the ticket and it will be dismissed! It’s frustrating because this was a new leased car and the windows are… Read more »
But put the officers name publicly? We heard your side of the story, but never his. Did u check the tint levels? Go to judge and fight this ticket. Share with us if u won. Honestly we all know they are giving tickets as part of their job, they have zero patience, but CH it’s not a village that everyone has time to talk and be nice, it’s busy part of NY life – criminals, hate crime, traffic violations etc etc…. as a CH resident it is still ia way to write a concern without going personal names because it’s… Read more »
you broke the law by having tinted windows. most times, tinted windows are thugs. the officer did his job. they are here to protect us. in every job there will be a few that aren’t good, but most officers want to do their job and go home to their families. stop breaking the law and complaining, and start thanking the cops who protect us.
For the record in 2010 my state Senate bill s2956 banned ticket quotas across the state. This happened after Matthews vs new york state a case challenging the legality of ticket quotas
After speaking to an officer from the 71, apparently this cop is known for handing out nuisance tickets…. Even if this window was a percentage point above or below the limit, a cop won’t be able to see through the window at night, hence why the second cop has a flash light shining when approaching the car. That is the definition of nuisance ticket, a cop looking to make problems when there really isn’t one. Speeding is dangerous, running a red lights is dangerous but a mildly tinted window is something that (as per other officers) is tacked on to… Read more »
To all new York City residents. Be very careful the speed limit near schools has changed to 15 miles an hour instead of 25. someone just came over to me and told me this and told me that her children had gotten tickets because nobody was warned and the signs are small IF they’re posted at all. Please be careful and slow down in the school zone because they’re doing it with cameras
Why publish the name of a police officer who does his job, while keeping the name of the accuser private? Ever hear of the Ferguson Effect in which cops take a non-aggressive approach in fighting crime? Support the good guys. Tinted windows may be hiding bad guys with guns. No one is entitled to break the law.
It all depends on the officer pulling you over. Some look for the littlest reason to pull you over simply out of curiosity because they cannot see the occupants. And to detect odor of alcohol or drugs.