Complaint #201708201,
September 26, 2017

Officer: Lichte, Connor
Complainant: White Male, 31
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lichte, Connor
Complainant: White Male, 31
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Lichte, Connor
Complainant: White Male, 31
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lichte, Connor
Complainant: White Male, 31
Allegation: Offensive Language: Sexual orientation
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Lichte, Connor
Complainant: White Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Kenefick, Michael
Complainant: White Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lichte, Connor White Male, 31 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Lichte, Connor White Male, 31 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Lichte, Connor White Male, 31 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Lichte, Connor White Male, 31 Offensive Language: Sexual orientation Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Lichte, Connor White Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Kenefick, Michael White Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Stop 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.


Penalty

Lichte, Connor
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On September 26, 2017, at approximately 1:30 a.m., [redacted] was walking on Astoria Blvd. in Queens toward his parked car. PO Michael Kenefick and PO Connor Lichte, both of the 114th Precinct, approached in an RMP driven by PO Lichte. The officers asked [redacted] for his ID, and [redacted] refused. (Allegations A, B—Abuse of Authority: Stop, [redacted] PO Kenefick told [redacted] that he witnessed [redacted] publicly urinating, which [redacted] denied, and then allegedly called [redacted] a "fucking faggot." (Allegation C—Discourtesy: Word, [redacted] Allegation D-Offensive Language: Sexual orientation, [redacted]
[redacted] argued with PO Lichte, who then forcefully pushed [redacted] (Allegation E— Force: Push, [redacted] fell backwards, and hit his head on a parked car. While [redacted] was on the ground, PO Lichte allegedly kicked him in the face. (Allegation F— Force: Kick, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 26, 2017
Received: October 5, 2017
Closed: October 3, 2018
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 114th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - resisting arrest

Witness Officers: Michael Gibbs, Sansai Hongthong
Video evidence collected