Complaint #202102403,
September 19, 2020

Summary

On September 19, 2020, at approximately 1:31 PM, [redacted] and [redacted] were present in Duffy Square, within Times Square, located at 7th Avenue and West 46th Street in Manhattan, for a protest against actions taken by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Among the other protesters were [redacted] and [redacted] in addition to other, unidentified individuals. [redacted] and other, unidentified individuals moved into the roadway on 46th Street and formed a bicycle cordon to block eastbound vehicular traffic. In response, Inspector Gerard Dowling of the Strategic Response Group (SRG) ordered that an arrest warning be played via a Long-Range Acoustic Device (Allegations A through E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
Next, numerous officers moved in to make mass arrests. [redacted] looked on as officers allegedly pulled an unidentified female protester to the ground (Allegation F: Force, [redacted]). PO Stephen Centore of Disorder Control brought [redacted] to the ground (Allegation G: Force, [redacted]) while PO Robert Bourque of SRG 2 allegedly pushed [redacted] (Allegation H: Force, [redacted]). As officers attempted to arrest [redacted] he held onto a lamp post on the north side of 46th Street. An officer allegedly punched him on the hands (Allegation I: Force, [redacted]). Sgt. Carlos Hills of SRG 4, Det. Pablo Rodriguez of the Bronx Warrants Squad, PO Steven Vinella of SRG 1, PO Matthew Kwiecisnki of SRG 4, and additional, unidentified officers then took [redacted] to the ground (Allegations J, K, and N: Force, [redacted]; Allegations L and M: Force, [redacted]). An officer or officers allegedly punched [redacted] about the head and torso (Allegation O: Force, [redacted]). An officer allegedly restricted [redacted]s breathing by placing a knee on his back (Allegation P: Force, [redacted]). At the same time, Inspector Dowling, Sgt. Steven Gansrow of SRG 4, PO Brandon Ortiz of SRG 5, PO Christopher Emmart of SRG 4, PO Cecilio Ramos of SRG 5, and PO Michael Linder of SRG 5 brought [redacted] to... Read report for details.