| Officer: | Edmonds, Deshawn |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 42 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Edmonds, Deshawn |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 42 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonds, Deshawn | Black Male, 42 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Exonerated |
| Edmonds, Deshawn | Black Male, 42 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
Further details on conclusions.
On September 21, 2017, at approximately 12 p.m., [redacted] who utilizes a motorized wheelchair for mobility, collided with a pedestrian's vehicle at the intersection of East 49th Street and Second Avenue, in Manhattan. [redacted] blocked the vehicle from leaving the scene, and PO Deshawn Edmonds, who was from PSA 8 but was directing traffic as part of the United Nations General Assembly detail, allegedly told [redacted] "Get out of the street or I'll arrest you" (Allegation A). [redacted] asked for PO Edmonds's shield number, but PO Edmonds allegedly refused to provide this information to him (Allegation B). [redacted] followed PO Edmonds along Second Avenue, and PO Edmonds allegedly told [redacted] "If you keep harassing me, I'm going to arrest you for harassment" (Within Allegation A).
[redacted] recorded a portion of this incident with his cell phone, which captures PO Edmonds's refusal to provide his shield number. The recording, which provides only audio, was edited via Snag-It and embedded below (Board Review 01).
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