Complaint #202004058,
June 6, 2020

Officer: Martinez, Antonio
Complainant: White Male, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Martinez, Antonio White Male, 35 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

Martinez, Antonio
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On June 6, 2020, at approximately 6:13 p.m., due to crowding from nearby protests, in which [redacted] had participated, [redacted] walked his bike around the Manhattan Bridge. PO Antonio Martinez and PO Faisal Chowdhury from the 70th Precinct stood at the entrance to the Manhattan Bridge by Bowery and Canal Street in Manhattan. PO Martinez had a mourning band placed over his shield (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] approached PO Martinez and told him his mourning band covered his shield number and asked him to move it so that he could see his shield number. PO Martinez did not show his shield number to [redacted] (within Allegation A).
A spin-off under case 202006055 was generated to address the unidentified supervisor who failed to supervise PO Martinez. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 6, 2020
Received: June 7, 2020
Closed: November 19, 2020

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 5th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Faisal Chowdhury