Complaint #202003851,
June 2, 2020

Officer: Myhre, William
Complainant: White Female, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Myhre, William
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Myhre, William White Female, 27 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Myhre, William Male Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Myhre, William
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On June 2, 2020, at approximately 4:00 p.m., [redacted] attended a protest against police brutality in the vicinity of Gramercy Park in Manhattan. At the northeast corner of East 21st Street and 3rd Avenue, [redacted] and two unidentified males verbally requested that Police Officer William Myhre from the 13th Precinct show them his shield number. PO Myhre, whose shield number was covered by a black mourning band, neither showed the civilians his shield number nor provided it verbally (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority – [redacted] Officers did not arrest [redacted] or issue her any summonses. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 2, 2020
Received: June 3, 2020
Closed: November 19, 2020

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

Video evidence collected