Complaint #202005916,
May 30, 2020

Summary

On May 30, 2020, at approximately 5:25 p.m., [redacted] attended the 2020 Police Brutality protest at Bedford Avenue and Tilden Avenue in Brooklyn, with her friend, [redacted]. While at the protest, PO Yaroslav Kavka of the 61st Precinct struck [redacted] in the face with his baton, causing an injury on her lip (Allegation A: Force; [redacted]). [redacted] remained with the protest; during which, an officer pinned [redacted] to the ground with her baton and another officer pushed [redacted] with his baton (Allegations B and C: Force; [redacted]). Another individual, [redacted] was also in the vicinity, and was struck in her forearm by an officer's baton (Allegation D: Force; [redacted]). Body-worn camera footage (BWC) also captured an unknown officer telling a protester, "I don't give a fuck" (Allegation E: Discourtesy; [redacted]).
It was determined that Chief Terence Monahan and Assistant Chief Brian Conroy were also at Bedford Avenue and Tilden Avenue during the protest and were responsible for directing officers to clear protesters off the street (Allegations F and G: Force; [redacted]). PO Salvatore Annunziata, PO Tyler Bradshaw, and PO Michael Haber from the 70th Precinct and 71st Precinct, respectively, pushed multiple protesters with their batons (Allegations H through J: Force; [redacted]). Footage also captured PO Anthony Carolei of the 70th Precinct pepper spraying members of the crowd (Allegation I: Force; [redacted]).
[redacted] remained at the protest around Bedford Avenue and Tilden Avenue, where, between 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., she was pepper sprayed twice, pushed to the ground by an officer, and observed various officers pushing and grabbing other protesters (Allegations L through Q: Force; [redacted]). [redacted] also encountered [redacted] during this time, who told her that he had been pepper sprayed by an officer (Allegation R: Force; [redacted]).
Later, [redacted] observed [redacted] be taken to the ground by an officer, whom she believed to be a lieutenant, and arrested at Bedford... Read report for details.