Complaint #202003492,
May 22, 2020

Officer: Hirsch, Forrest
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Hirsch, Forrest
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Hirsch, Forrest
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Hirsch, Forrest
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Desposito, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Desposito, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Walsh, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Walsh, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Walsh, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Hirsch, Forrest
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Desposito, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Desposito, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hirsch, Forrest
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hirsch, Forrest
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Hirsch, Forrest
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hirsch, Forrest
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Walsh, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Desposito, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hirsch, Forrest
Complainant: Black Female, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Hirsch, Forrest Black Female, 40-44 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Hirsch, Forrest Black Female, 40-44 Force: Hit against inanimate object Unfounded
Hirsch, Forrest Black Female, 40-44 Offensive Language: Gender Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Hirsch, Forrest Black Female, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Desposito, Michael Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Desposito, Michael Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Walsh, Sean Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Walsh, Sean Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Walsh, Sean Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Hirsch, Forrest Black Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Desposito, Michael Black Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Desposito, Michael Black Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Hirsch, Forrest Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Hirsch, Forrest Black Female, 40-44 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Hirsch, Forrest Discourtesy: Word Exonerated
Hirsch, Forrest Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Walsh, Sean Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Exonerated
Desposito, Michael Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Exonerated
Hirsch, Forrest Black Female, 40-44 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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalties

Hirsch, Forrest
Closed: Charges not served, June 20, 2023
APU Closed: Charges not served

Walsh, Sean
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On May 22, 2020, at approximately 10:23 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] were in front of 7 Revere Place in Brooklyn with [redacted] and several unidentified individuals. Lieutenant Forrest Hirsch and Police Officers Michael Desposito, Gregory Trimarchi, and Sean Walsh, then assigned to Patrol Borough Brooklyn North Anti-Crime, arrived on the scene. Lt. Hirsch allegedly stopped and frisked [redacted] (Allegations A-B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Desposito stopped and frisked an unidentified individual (Allegations C-D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Walsh stopped and frisked [redacted] (Allegations E-F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Walsh searched [redacted]'s fanny pack (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Lt. Hirsch allegedly shoved [redacted] and [redacted] to the ground (Allegations H-I: Force, [redacted]). Lt. Hirsch allegedly said, "Shut the fuck up," to civilians on scene (Allegation J: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Lt. Hirsch allegedly called [redacted] a "bitch" (Allegation K: Offensive Language, [redacted]; Allegation L: Discourtesy, [redacted]).
Lt. Hirsch arrested [redacted] While handcuffing [redacted] and placing her in a police vehicle, Lt. Hirsch allegedly struck [redacted] with his elbow (Allegation M: Force, [redacted]) and allegedly struck her against the side of the vehicle (Allegation N: Force, [redacted]). The officers and [redacted] entered the police vehicle to drive away from the scene. [redacted] approached the police vehicle, and PO Desposito shoved [redacted] back twice (Allegation O: Force [redacted]; Allegation P: Force, [redacted]). PO Desposito failed to offer a business card to the individual he stopped and frisked, and PO Walsh failed to offer a business card to [redacted] (Allegations Q-R: Abuse of [redacted]). Inside the vehicle, Lt. Hirsch said to [redacted], "I don't give a fuck where you work" (Allegation S: Discourtesy, [redacted]).
[redacted] was issued a summons for disorderly conduct and released.
The investigation was hampered by a lack of... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 22, 2020
Received: May 23, 2020
Closed: April 21, 2022
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 77th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected