Complaint #200301252,
February 15, 2003

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Spadaro, Neil
Complainant: White Male, 21
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mccormack, Christopher
Complainant: White Male, 21
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Victim Unidentified
Officer: Tsoukias, Paul
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Harloff, Paul
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer White Female, 25-29 Force: Pepper spray Officer(s) Unidentified
Spadaro, Neil White Male, 21 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Mccormack, Christopher White Male, 21 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Force: Physical force Victim Unidentified
Tsoukias, Paul Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Unfounded
Unknown Officer White Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Harloff, Paul Black Male, 29 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated

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


Summary

This complaint stems from the anti-war rally that took place on February 15th, 2003 at the United Nations headquarters, which received extensive press coverage. As such, the case was determined to be sensitive and placed on the sensitive case list.
In essence, at approximately that time at that location, chaos erupted amongst several hundred protesters attempting to move beyond a metal barricade established on the eastern side of the intersection and numerous arrests were made. [redacted] alleged that prior to the disturbance, PO Paul Harloff, whom he identified in a photographic array, spoke obscenely towards him by saying, "fuck you." The officer denied this and there was no other civilian or witness statement to corroborate [redacted] claim. [redacted] and [redacted] alleged that an unidentified White male police officer punched an unidentified male protester while at the barricade immediately prior to the chaos. [redacted] indicated that the victim was depicted in a photograph taken by [redacted].
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Details

Incident: February 15, 2003
Received: February 17, 2003
Closed: February 10, 2005

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 17th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Kevin Adams, Frank Anello, Steven Fontana, Ernest James, Christophe Koenke, Thomas Kukla, William Manderson, Andrew Modell, Barry Parker, Daniel Rios, Jose Salgado, William Sommer, Malik Williamson