Complaint #201509503,
October 31, 2015

Officer: Morris, William
Complainant: Female, 48
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Morris, William
Complainant: Female, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Gibson, Robert
Complainant: Female, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Morris, William
Complainant: Female, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Morris, William Female, 48 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Morris, William Female, 48 Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Gibson, Robert Female, 48 Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Morris, William Female, 48 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalties

Gibson, Robert
Filed
Retired

Morris, William
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On the evening of October 31, 2015, at approximately 11:55 p.m., [redacted] along with her husband, [redacted] her sister, [redacted] her unidentified [redacted]-old daughter, her cousin, [redacted] and two other unidentified cousins, went to the Halloween Day Parade in Manhattan. [redacted] and her family were walking down Macdougal Street from West 4th Street towards West 3rd Street when [redacted] observed an ongoing dispute involving an unidentified young female and an unidentified male. The female was yelling, screaming, and pushing the male. [redacted] and her family stopped for a few seconds and observed the dispute. A few minutes later, police officers arrived on scene, and surrounded the male. [redacted] continued walking on Macdougal Street towards West 3rd Street, when she approached the incident location, and said aloud, "It is a shame that [the female] assaulted [the male] but [the officers] ran on [the male]." The comment was not directed towards any officer in particular. [redacted] took a few more steps and repeated her comment again.
As [redacted] was passing by the scene, she walked past two police officers, identified via investigation as PO William Morris and PO Annalee Simon of the 6th Precinct. PO Simon overheard [redacted] and said, "Nothing is happening to [the male]. No one is holding him. He is free to go." [redacted] alleged that when she took a few more steps past the officer, PO Morris pushed [redacted]s right shoulder, and said, "Go!" (Allegation A). [redacted] then stopped and said to PO Morris, "Why did you push me? Why did you do that?" PO Morris then pushed [redacted] on her right shoulder again and said, "Just go! Keep moving!" (Subsumed in Allegation A).
[redacted] and her family walked to the sidewalk at the corner of West 3rd Street and Macdougal Street where [redacted] called 911. [redacted] was on the phone with a 911 operator filing a complaint when PO Morris approached her and allegedly informed her that she was going to be arrested (Allegation B). PO Morris then asked... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 31, 2015
Received: November 9, 2015
Closed: February 16, 2016

Reason for contact: C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 6th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Annalee Simon