In March, the Daily News reported that Cujdik, Tolstoy and other officers disabled surveillance cameras during raids of bodegas and smoke shops that sold tiny ziplock bags, which police consider drug paraphernalia. After the officers sliced or yanked the wires, thousands of dollars in cash and merchandise went missing, the merchants said.
Now the probe has grown to include allegations that Tolstoy abused women during raids.
Naomi said a detective from Internal Affairs called her on June 4 to ask if she "wanted to press charges and go to court."
She told him no.
"I just want it to go away," Naomi said. "Most days I wish I had never gone to the hospital."
"The Police Department should take away his badge," said Naomi's boyfriend, Raheem, 23, who was at the Frankford apartment during the October raid. The Daily News is withholding Raheem's last name to protect Naomi's identity.
"They're supposed to serve and protect. But this officer violated her as a woman. He touched on her and threatened her," said Raheem, who wasn't arrested during the raid.
"It wasn't right."
Through the police public-affairs department, Tolstoy declined a request for comment. Chief Deputy City Solicitor Craig Straw said he could not comment because of the ongoing investigation.
The evening of Oct. 16 was unseasonably warm. Naomi and Raheem were preparing to go out. She had just stepped out of the bathtub when she heard a loud boom in the downstairs apartment. She quickly put on a blue jean miniskirt and a pink and white, spaghetti-strap shirt.
She headed downstairs from her second-floor apartment to see what was going on. She was met by a group of officers with the Narcotics Field Unit barreling up the steps.
The officers took her and her boyfriend downstairs. They handcuffed them with plastic restraints.
They questioned the couple about the alleged drug dealer in the downstairs apartment. Naomi repeatedly told them she didn't have any drugs and was just renting the upstairs apartment.
Naomi said that Tolstoy turned to her and told her he wanted to talk with her upstairs. The nine other officers who participated in the raid remained downstairs.
"I kept telling him we weren't doing anything wrong. We were half-way upstairs and he told me to be quiet. He just wanted to talk," Naomi said.
Raheem said police kept him downstairs, where he lost sight of Naomi. No one was home in the downstairs apartment, where police found a gun and drugs, according to the search results listed in the warrant.
Once upstairs, alone with Naomi, Tolstoy removed her plastic handcuffs, she said. He asked her if she knew anyone who sold crack cocaine in the area. She told him she didn't.
"He was frustrated," she said. "Then he said, 'OK. You're going to get locked up.' "
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