Complaint #202004315,
June 2, 2020

Officer: Lamarre, David
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Zinstein, Elliot
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Mack, Chad
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mack, Chad
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lamarre, David Hispanic Female, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Zinstein, Elliot Hispanic Female, 30-34 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Mack, Chad Hispanic Female, 30-34 Force: Hit against inanimate object Unsubstantiated
Mack, Chad Hispanic Female, 30-34 Force: Restricted Breathing Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Penalties

Zinstein, Elliot
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 5 days)

Lamarre, David
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On June 2, 2020, at 8:18 PM, [redacted] was walking north on West Street in Manhattan when Sergeant Elliot Zinstein of the Training Bureau took her to the ground (Allegation A – Force [redacted]). Detective Chad Mack of the Vice Enforcement Division assisted in arresting [redacted] and allegedly slammed her head on the ground three times and then placed his hand or knee on her neck and restricted her breathing (Allegations B and C – Force [redacted]). Sergeant David Lamarre of Strategic Response Group 3 arrested [redacted] and spoke discourteously towards her (Allegation D – Discourtesy - [redacted]).
[redacted] sustained two hematomas on her forehead (BR 08) and multiple scratches (BR 09) as a result of this incident. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 2, 2020
Received: June 16, 2020
Closed: December 6, 2021

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 1st Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Anthony Buonomo, Patrick Connolly, Edward Mendez, Adam Muniz, Scott Obenauer, Harvey Rabel, Peter Sotiriou
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected