Complaint #202003883,
May 31, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Guerrier, Ann
Complainant: White Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Williams, Chantal
Complainant: White Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer White Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer White Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer White Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Question Officer(s) Unidentified
Guerrier, Ann White Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated
Williams, Chantal White Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated
Unknown Officer White Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Question Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On either May 30 or May 31, 2020, at approximately 12:00 p.m., [redacted] rode her bicycle toward the intersection of 6th Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn where there were police barricades blocking the street. As [redacted] approached the barricades, an officer (PO1) stopped [redacted] and asked her for identification, which [redacted] provided (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO1 let [redacted] proceed through the barricade.
On June 3, 2020, at approximately 1:15 p.m., [redacted] was walking home when he approached police barricades at the intersection of Dean Street and Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. Police Officers Chantal Williams and Ann Guerrier from the 78th Precinct did not allow [redacted] through the barricade until he told them where he was going (Allegations B-C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] walked past PO Williams and PO Guerrier toward the entrance of his apartment building at [redacted] where an officer (PO2) was standing. PO2 cursed at [redacted] and asked where he was going (Allegations D-E: Discourtesy, Abuse of Authority; [redacted]). [redacted] and PO2 argued until PO2 asked if [redacted] lived in the building. When [redacted] replied that he did, PO2 cursed at [redacted] (Allegation F: Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] looked at PO2's shield and saw that the number was obscured by a black mourning band (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] entered the apartment building without further incident. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 31, 2020
Received: June 3, 2020
Closed: December 6, 2021

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

Witness Officers: Bryan Jones, Delvia Lopez, John Sears, Lawrence Shertzman
Video evidence collected