Complaint #202005478,
July 24, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Gonzalez, Sandra
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Female Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Gonzalez, Sandra Black Male, 25-29 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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.


Summary

On July 24, 2020, at approximately 10:45p.m., [redacted] and a large group of individuals were participating in a Black Lives Matter protest within the vicinity of the intersection of Centre Street and Duane Street in Manhattan. While [redacted] and the group of civilians were standing behind NYPD barricades on the sidewalk and arguing with a large group of uniformed officers, he observed another group of uniformed officers attempting to move a group of civilians out the street, wherein an unidentified officer allegedly pushed an unidentified female to the ground and continue walking (Allegation A: Force-Physical Force, [redacted] approached the unidentified female to help her up off the ground, wherein Police Officer Sandra Gonzalez of Strategic Response Group 2 ("SRG 2"), allegedly struck [redacted] in the head with her baton, causing him to sustain a 5"-6" laceration across the top-center of his forehead (Allegation B: Force-Physical Force, [redacted] backed up into the crowd of protesting civilians, and shortly thereafter, took himself to [redacted] in Manhattan for medical treatment. [redacted] was neither arrested nor issued any summons as a result. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 24, 2020
Received: August 5, 2020
Closed: February 24, 2022

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 5th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Jacklyn Castillo, Julio Delgado, Christine Hirtzel, Dupree James, Catherine Kunst, Debora Matias, Steven Oquendo, Omari Paul, Vincent Pisano, Giselle Rodriguez, Joseph Taylor, Dennis Ustelimov
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected