| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
|---|---|
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Asian Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Asian Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Action |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Asian Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Welch, Melvin |
| Allegation: | Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Substantiated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Recategorized as: | Abuse of Authority: Other |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Board Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Officer | Force: Physical force | Officer(s) Unidentified | |
| Unknown Officer | Asian Male, 25-29 | Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Unknown Officer | Asian Male, 25-29 | Discourtesy: Action | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Unknown Officer | Asian Male, 25-29 | Force: Physical force | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Welch, Melvin | Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement | Unsubstantiated | |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated | |||
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Recategorized as
Abuse of Authority: Other
on August 5, 2023
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Further details on conclusions.
On June 3, 2020, at approximately 9:20 p.m., [redacted] attended a Black Lives Matter protest at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn. As it started raining heavily, a large number of protesters began quickly walking south down Cadman Plaza West. Officers walked in the same direction as the crowd and pushed unidentified protesters forward from behind (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]). [redacted] turned around and began walking backwards in front of his bicycle as to avoid blocking the protesters' paths because it was a dense crowd moving quickly. At the east side of the intersection of Cadman Plaza West and Montague Street, an unidentified officer, PO1, allegedly "poked" [redacted] with a baton twice in the shoulder forcefully while ordering him to move (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). An officer, possibly PO1, also allegedly hit [redacted]'s bicycle, which was not damaged, once with his baton (Allegation C: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO1 allegedly placed one hand on [redacted]'s shoulder and shoved him in the direction he was walking (Allegation D: Force, [redacted]). Additional unidentified officers allegedly pushed several unidentified protesters (within Allegation A). [redacted] was not summonsed or arrested.
The investigation determined that Police Officer Melvin Welch of the 83rd Precinct made a misleading official statement to the CCRB (Allegation E: Untruthful Statement, [redacted]).
Read report for details.