Complaint #202005005,
July 9, 2020

Officer: Ward, Anthony
Complainant: Black Female, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Ward, Anthony
Complainant: Black Female, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Ward, Anthony
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Ward, Anthony
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Ward, Anthony
Complainant: Black Female, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ward, Anthony Black Female, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded
Ward, Anthony Black Female, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Ward, Anthony Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement Substantiated (Charges)
Ward, Anthony Untruthful Statement: False official statement Substantiated (Charges)
Ward, Anthony Black Female, 21-24 Discourtesy: Action 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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Ward, Anthony
Closed: Charges not served, July 26, 2023
APU Closed: Charges not served

Summary

On July 9, 2020, at approximately 11:30 p.m., a staff member at [redacted] Brooklyn), the building in which [redacted] lives, called 911 to report that [redacted] and her friend [redacted] were harassing him. Detective Anthony Ward and Police Officer Nicola Whittick, both of the 79th Precinct, responded. Detective Ward spoke discourteously to (Allegation A: Discourtesy: [redacted] allegedly threated to arrest her, (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority; [redacted] and threatened to remove her to the hospital (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority; [redacted]
During his CCRB interview, on January 14, 2021, Detective Ward made misleading official statements and false official statements about the incident. (Allegations D and E: Untruthful Statement; [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 9, 2020
Received: July 13, 2020
Closed: March 23, 2022

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 79th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Nicola Whittick
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected