Complaint #202006429,
September 19, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Centore, Stephen
Complainant: Age 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Age 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Age 40-44
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 50-54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Centore, Stephen
Complainant: Age 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Asian Female, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Asian Female, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Asian Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Centore, Stephen
Complainant: Age 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Centore, Stephen Age 40-44 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Force: Physical force Unfounded
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Age 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Age 40-44 Offensive Language: Gender Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Female, 50-54 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Female, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Officer(s) Unidentified
Centore, Stephen Age 40-44 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Asian Female, 18-20 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Asian Female, 18-20 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer White Female, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer White Female, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Unknown Officer White Female, 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Unknown Officer Asian Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer White Female, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Officer(s) Unidentified
Centore, Stephen Age 40-44 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
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 September 19, 2020, at approximately 3:00 p.m., several groups of protestors organized an ad hoc meeting at 1 Police Plaza near the intersection of Peral Street and Park Row in Manhattan in response to the mass arrest of protestors in Times Square earlier in the day. Approximately 30 protestors gathered on the sidewalk to provide "jail support" and moral support for the arrestees who were brought to the facility for processing. Among the protestors were [redacted] and [redacted] and [redacted] were also witnesses who participated in the protest. Officers in regular uniform (an unknown precinct), a Strategic Response Group (SRG) Mobile Force, Counterterrorism Unit, and NYPD Legal Bureau responded to the area. NYPD Central Command called Deputy Inspector Jason Harrell of Counterterrorism Unit to lead and coordinate the officers at the location. The protestors chanted and occasionally walked back and forth to the fence at 1 Police Plaza across the street from the sidewalk.
During these interactions, an unidentified officer in regular uniform approached [redacted] conversed with her and at one point, allegedly called her a "bitch," (Allegations A-B: Discourtesy, Offensive Language, [redacted]). During that time, several officers told the protestors to leave the area on Pearl Street or they would be arrested (Allegation C-E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Once DI Harrell received advice from the NYPD Legal Bureau, he instructed officers to move the protestors. The officers all coalesced at the north end of Pearl Street and began to march toward the protestors, telling them to go southward onto Madison Street where another group of protestors had formed behind a line of police barricades at the intersection. The officers allegedly shouted such phrases as "Get out of the way! Get off the sidewalk. Fucking move! Back the fuck up!" and words like, "asshole" and "pieces of shit" in reference to the protestors (Allegation F-H: Discourtesy, [redacted]). The officers also pushed the protestors to get them to move... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 19, 2020
Received: September 22, 2020
Closed: April 14, 2022
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 5th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Jason Brown, Sean Fielding, Jonathan Guillen, Jason Harrell, David Martinez, Oscar Melendez, David Miller, Nicholas Pannulla, David Ramos, John Seddo, Louis Sojo, Matthew Tocco
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected