Complaint #202003699,
May 30, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Pomerantz, Michael
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Unknown Officer Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Pomerantz, Michael Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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.


Documents

Complaint Closing Report
Complaint Report

Summary

On May 30, 2020, at approximately 9:00 p.m., [redacted] was attending public demonstrations against police brutality in the vicinity of One Union Square South located at East 14th Street between Broadway and 4th Avenue in Manhattan. She observed Sgt. Michael Pomerantz, of Narcotics Borough Manhattan North, kick an empty trash can in the middle of the street which hit an unidentified civilian (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Unidentified officers then forced unidentified individuals to the ground (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 30, 2020
Received: May 31, 2020
Closed: February 2, 2021

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 13th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected