Complaint #202003809,
June 1, 2020

Officer: Thomas, Renee
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Thomas, Renee
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Ferdinand, Brigida
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Ferdinand, Brigida
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Mazhar, Awais
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Mulet, Tracy
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Torres, Cynthia
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Torres, Cynthia
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Theophile, Steven
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Theophile, Steven
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Thomas, Renee Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Thomas, Renee Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Ferdinand, Brigida Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Ferdinand, Brigida Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Mazhar, Awais Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Mulet, Tracy Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Torres, Cynthia Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Torres, Cynthia Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Theophile, Steven Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Theophile, Steven Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded

Conclusion Meanings:

'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On June 1, 2020, at approximately 3:45 p.m., while participating in the George Floyd/Black Lives Matter protest at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, [redacted] asked several officers (Police Officer Renee Thomas of Transit District 30, Police Officer Brigida Ferdinand of Transit District 30, Lieutenant Awais Mazhar of Transit District 32, Captain Tracy Mulet of Transit District 32, Police Officer Cynthia Torres of Transit District 30, and Police Officer Steven Theophile of Transit District 30) standing behind a barricade by the Atlantic Avenue – Barclay Center station entrance for their names and shield numbers. The officers pointed to their shirts and said this is my name and shield number without verbalizing their name or shield number (Allegation A – J: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 1, 2020
Received: June 2, 2020
Closed: November 19, 2020

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 78th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Janice Conwell, Jose Dias, Dennis Fulton, Stephen Halk, Kyle Williams
Video evidence collected