Complaint #202004300,
May 30, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Hassan, Ali
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Hassan, Ali
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Hassan, Ali
Complainant: Black Male, 37
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hassan, Ali
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hassan, Ali
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Unknown Officer Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 35-39 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Officer(s) Unidentified
Hassan, Ali Black Male, 37 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Hassan, Ali Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Hassan, Ali Black Male, 37 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Hassan, Ali Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Hassan, Ali Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Hassan, Ali
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On May 30, 2020, at an unknown time, [redacted] started marching with a Black Lives Matter march at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. He ran into his friend, [redacted] and they marched together. The march crossed over the Manhattan Bridge and into Manhattan. [redacted] lost track of [redacted] when they crossed over into Manhattan.
At an unknown time in the evening, in either Brooklyn or in Manhattan, [redacted] allegedly saw multiple unknown officers pull a man off his bike and tackle him to the ground (Allegation A— Force: Other: [redacted]). An unknown officer allegedly hit protesters with his baton (Allegation B—Force: Nightstick as club: [redacted]). The same unknown officer approached [redacted] and allegedly lightly hit him on his upper-body or his arm with a baton (Allegation C—Force: Nightstick as club: [redacted]).
The march continued and at approximately 9:30 p.m. in the vicinity of 14th Street and 4th Avenue in Manhattan, officers ran toward protesters and [redacted] ran away while recording on his cellphone. PO Ali Hassan ran toward [redacted] and shouted, "Get the fuck back! Get back!" (Allegation D— Discourtesy: Word: [redacted] PO Hassan swung his baton and hit [redacted] Is lower legs and, using his baton, pushed [redacted] in the chest (Allegation E—Force: Nightstick as club: [redacted]). PO Hassan then approached a man holding a large shoulder-mounted camera and pushed him in the chest using his baton (Allegation F—Force: Nightstick as club: [redacted]). PO Hassan then asked [redacted] and the unknown cameraman, "You guys weren't fucking things up, right?" (also, Allegation D and G -Discourtesy: Word: [redacted]). PO Hassan then walked away.
During his CCRB interview on July 27, 2020, at 100 Church Street in Manhattan, PO Hassan made a misleading statement to the CCRB (Allegation H—Untruthful Statement: Misleading Statement: [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 30, 2020
Received: June 15, 2020
Closed: December 23, 2020

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 13th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Nick Milentijevic, Imtiaz Mohamed, Ryan Nelson, Brian Ortiz, Samantha Saville, Jazer Suazo
Video evidence collected