Complaint #202005051,
July 15, 2020

Officer: Hillery, Andrew
Complainant: Black Female, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Age 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Hillery, Andrew Black Female, 21-24 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Age 25-29 Force: Physical force Complainant Uncooperative

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Hillery, Andrew
Retired

Summary

On July 15, 2020, at approximately 10:00 a.m., on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge, [redacted] and other unidentified individuals participated in a protest by sitting across the Brooklyn bound traffic lane. Multiple officers, including Deputy Inspector Andrew Hillery and Police Officer Daniel Leek, both assigned to Strategic Response Group 1 (SRG 1), approached to disperse the group. DI Hillery pulled [redacted]'s hair (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]). [redacted] reported that officers pushed protesters (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 15, 2020
Received: July 16, 2020
Closed: January 12, 2022

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 84th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - resisting arrest

Witness Officers: Daniel Leek, Richard Mack, Damian Rivera, Arthur Smarsch, Ryan Swift
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected