| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Male |
| Allegation: | Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Batista, Hugo |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Question |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Photography/Videography |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Rios, Nicholas |
| Allegation: | Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Substantiated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Rios, Nicholas |
| Complainant: | Female, 30-34 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Obstructed Shield Number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Female, 30-34 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Obstructed Shield Number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Board Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Officer | Male | Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Batista, Hugo | Hispanic Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Question | Unsubstantiated |
| Unknown Officer | Hispanic Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Photography/Videography | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Rios, Nicholas | Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) | Substantiated (Charges) | |
| Unknown Officer | Hispanic Male, 25-29 | Discourtesy: Word | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated | |||
| Rios, Nicholas | Female, 30-34 | Abuse of Authority: Obstructed Shield Number | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Unknown Officer | Female, 30-34 | Abuse of Authority: Obstructed Shield Number | Officer(s) Unidentified |
Further details on conclusions.
On June 4, 2020, [redacted] and other unidentified friends of [redacted] attended a 2020 police brutality protest in the Bronx. At approximately 5:30 p.m., while [redacted] and other individuals waited near the intersection of East 148th Street and Bergen Avenue in the Bronx for the protest to begin, officers took photographs of them and their car's license plate (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] and other civilians participated in a peaceful protest in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx.
At approximately 8:15 PM, at the intersection of East 136th Street and Brook Avenue, officers positioned themselves in front of and behind the crowd of protesters and pushed them from both sides with batons and bicycles, causing injuries to those in the crowd. This allegation is the subject of CCRB case 202006855, in which [redacted] are listed as victims. Officers standing at the front of the crowd struck protesters with fists and batons. This general allegation is covered by CCRB case 202006855. Police Officer Nicholas Rios struck multiple people with a baton (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). An officer struck [redacted] with a baton (Allegation C: Force, [redacted]). Officers deployed pepper spray against the crowd of protesters, affecting [redacted] and other individuals. These allegations are addressed in CCRB case 202006855. Many of the other officers who responded to the protest were wearing black bands on their shields, concealing their shield numbers (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]), including Police Officer Rios (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
Officers put many of the protesters, including [redacted] into zip tie handcuffs and detained them for several hours before releasing most of them with summonses. These allegations are addressed under CCRB case 202006855. [redacted] was placed in handcuffs before [redacted]. When [redacted] told the nearby officers that they should also arrest him if they were arresting [redacted], Police Officer Matthew Miret said,...
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