Complaint #202004321,
May 29, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Bay, Thomas
Complainant: Black Female, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer White Female Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Bay, Thomas Black Female, 21-24 Force: Physical force Exonerated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

This complaint resulted from the 2020 police brutality protests.
At approximately 11:20 p.m. on May 29, 2020, in front of the 79th Precinct stationhouse in Brooklyn, there was a protest which [redacted] attended with multiple other civilians including her friend, [redacted] and [redacted]'s friend, [redacted] In the vicinity of the intersection of Tompkins Avenue and Lexington Avenue, PO Thomas Bay of the 79th Precinct and multiple other officers began dispersing the group of civilian protesters. PO Bay placed his hands on [redacted] and pushed her (Allegation A: Force). As [redacted] walked away from the intersection, she observed a police officer grab a female individual by her ponytail and push her face down on the ground (Allegation B: Force). [redacted] walked away from the intersection. [redacted] was not arrested or issued a summons. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 29, 2020
Received: June 17, 2020
Closed: October 1, 2021

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 79th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Edward Caban, Mohamed Elhanafi, Frederick Manney, Timothy Skretch
Video evidence collected