Complaint #202003897,
May 30, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Gallagher, Daniel
Complainant: Female, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Gallagher, Daniel
Complainant: White Male, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 18-20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 18-20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer White Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Gallagher, Daniel Female, 18-20 Force: Physical force Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Gallagher, Daniel White Male, 18-20 Force: Physical force Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Unknown Officer White Male, 18-20 Discourtesy: Action Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer White Male, 18-20 Discourtesy: Action Unfounded

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On May 30, 2020, [redacted] and her sister [redacted] were part of a protest group of several hundred pedestrians and cyclists that marched from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to Union Square in Manhattan. At approximately 9:20 p.m., on The Bowery between East Houston Street and East 1st Avenue in Manhattan, the protest group encountered several details of NYPD officers. Clashes occurred, resulting in this complaint and CCRB complaints 202004096, 202003969, 202006126, and 202102650.
In this case, in front of the Trek Bicycle Shop at 303 Bowery in Manhattan, Lieutenant Daniel Gallagher of the Legal Bureau ordered officers to advance towards civilians and began ordering civilians to disperse. PO John Swofford of the 77th Precinct used physical force against [redacted] (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]) and, assisted by PO Robert Price of SRG 4, PO Steven Holguin and PO Gregory Scarazzini of SRG 1, and Assistant Chief Stephen Hughes of Patrol Borough Manhattan South, used physical force to arrest [redacted] (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). [redacted] alleged that during his arrest an officer pulled [redacted]'s glasses off his face (Allegation C: Discourtesy, [redacted]), that an officer stamped on the glasses (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]), and that an officer pulled off [redacted]'s face mask (Allegation E: Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] received a summons for [redacted] as a result of this incident. (BR 08)
[redacted] a complainant in CCRB 202102650, provided a civilian video (CV1) with footage material to [redacted] allegations. (BR 05) Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 30, 2020
Received: June 4, 2020
Closed: April 4, 2022

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 9th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Carl Callender, Gerard Dowling, Steven Holguin, Stephen Hughes, Rafael Morla, Robert Price, Gregory Scarazzini, John Swofford, Mauricio Thomas, Nordwing Veszter
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected