Complaint #201904129,
May 2, 2019

Officer: Morton, Thomas
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Morton, Thomas
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Morton, Thomas
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Morton, Thomas
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender Identity
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Morton, Thomas
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Morton, Thomas
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Morton, Thomas
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender Identity
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Morton, Thomas Black Female, 34 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Morton, Thomas Black Female, 34 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Black Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment Officer(s) Unidentified
Morton, Thomas Black Female, 34 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Morton, Thomas Black Female, 34 Offensive Language: Gender Identity Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Morton, Thomas Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Morton, Thomas Black Female, 34 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Morton, Thomas Black Female, 34 Offensive Language: Gender Identity Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024

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
'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

Morton, Thomas
Command Discipline - B

Summary

On May 2, 2019, at approximately 9:38 a.m., in the vicinity of 442 East Houston Street in Manhattan, Police Officer Thomas Morton of the 9th Precinct allegedly made remarks based upon the gender identity of [redacted] (Allegation A: Offensive Language, [redacted]). PO Morton damaged [redacted] property and interfered with her use of a recording device (Allegations B and C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Morton acted discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation D: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Morton threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Morton spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation F: Discourtesy, [redacted]), [redacted] was arrested during this incident.
On May 2, 2019, at approximately 10:02 a.m., in the vicinity of the 9th Precinct stationhouse in Manhattan, PO Morton allegedly made remarks based upon the gender identity of [redacted] (Allegation G: Offensive Language, [redacted]). Officers allegedly did not obtain medical treatment for [redacted] (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Morton alleged made remarks based upon the gender identity of [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 2, 2019
Received: May 13, 2019
Closed: June 17, 2020
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 9th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - resisting arrest

Witness Officers: Tong Jiang, Shaminul Karim, Daniel Miranda, Zachery Zinaman
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected