| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
|---|---|
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Victim Unidentified |
| Officer: | Smith, Thomas |
| Complainant: | White Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Cuce, David |
| Complainant: | White Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Smith, Thomas |
| Complainant: | White Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Hewitson, Christopher |
| Complainant: | White Male, 45-49 |
| Allegation: | Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Hewitson, Christopher |
| Complainant: | White Male, 45-49 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Hewitson, Christopher |
| Complainant: | White Male, 45-49 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | White Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Hewitson, Christopher |
| Allegation: | Untruthful Statement: False official statement |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Hewitson, Christopher |
| Complainant: | White Male, 45-49 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer: | Hewitson, Christopher |
| Complainant: | White Male, 45-49 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | White Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | White Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Officer | Force: Physical force | Victim Unidentified | |
| Smith, Thomas | White Male, 25-29 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Cuce, David | White Male, 25-29 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Smith, Thomas | White Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged | Unsubstantiated |
| Hewitson, Christopher | White Male, 45-49 | Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) | Unsubstantiated |
| Hewitson, Christopher | White Male, 45-49 | Force: Physical force | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Hewitson, Christopher | White Male, 45-49 | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Unknown Officer | White Male, 25-29 | Discourtesy: Word | Exonerated |
| Hewitson, Christopher | Untruthful Statement: False official statement | Substantiated (Charges) | |
| Hewitson, Christopher | White Male, 45-49 | Force: Physical force | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Hewitson, Christopher | White Male, 45-49 | Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Unknown Officer | White Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Unknown Officer | White Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device | Officer(s) Unidentified |
Further details on conclusions.
On June 2, 2020, shortly before 9:30 p.m., a Black Lives Matter protest was marching south past the block of the Midtown North Precinct stationhouse at 9th Avenue and West 54th Street in Manhattan. Midtown North Precinct Commanding Officer Inspector Mark Iocco (now assigned to the Risk Management Bureau) ordered his subordinates to begin arresting protesters for violating the Mayor's 8 p.m. curfew. Midtown North Precinct officers—including Captain Thomas Smith (now assigned to the 1st Precinct), Lieutenant David Cuce (now assigned to the Criminal Intelligence Section), and Sergeant Christopher Hewitson-chased protesters down 9th Avenue to the intersection with West 53rd Street. Capt. Smith and Lt. Cuce grabbed [redacted] and took him to the ground on the sidewalk to arrest him (Allegations A-B: Force, [redacted]) Capt. Smith broke [redacted] protest sign (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]) An officer told [redacted] "Give me your fucking hands," (Allegation D: Discourtesy, [redacted]) An officer allegedly terminated [redacted] cell phone recording, thereby interfering with his use of a recording device and searching that recording device (Allegations E-F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
Several feet away, [redacted] was photographing [redacted] arrest in his capacity as a photojournalist for the [redacted] Sgt. Hewitson ran up to [redacted] and used physical force against him (Allegation G: Force, [redacted]). In doing so, Sgt. Hewitson allegedly struck [redacted] in the face with a baton (Allegation H: Force, [redacted]).
[redacted] backed away from Sgt. Hewitson, held out his press pass, and yelled that he was with the media. Sgt. Hewitson ran at [redacted] again. [redacted] turned and ran away from Sgt. Hewitson. Sgt. Hewitson pushed [redacted] in the back, causing him to fall face-first onto the sidewalk (Allegation I: Force, [redacted]) [redacted] sustained a hematoma to his cheek, abrasions and bruises to his arms, and abrasions to his legs. Sgt. Hewitson's push also caused [redacted] camera...
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