Complaint #202102650,
May 30, 2020

Officer: Dadamo, John
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Dadamo, John
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Dadamo, John
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Dadamo, John
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Hughes, Stephen
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Bello, Carlos
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Bello, Carlos
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Dadamo, John White Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Dadamo, John White Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Unknown Officer White Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Dadamo, John White Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Dadamo, John White Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Hughes, Stephen White Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Bello, Carlos White Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
Bello, Carlos White Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Action Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer White Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On May 30, 2020, [redacted], [redacted], and [redacted] were part of a protest group of several hundred pedestrians and cyclists that marched from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to Union Square in Manhattan. At approximately 9:20 p.m., on The Bowery between East Houston Street and East 1st Avenue in Manhattan, the protest group encountered several details of NYPD officers. Clashes occurred, resulting in this complaint and CCRB complaints [redacted], [redacted], [redacted], and [redacted].
In this case, at the intersection of East 1st Street and The Bowery in Manhattan, Deputy Chief John D'Adamo of SRG spoke discourteously about and in the presence of [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegations A & B: Discourtesy, [redacted]) and ordered officers to arrest them. Officers, on the orders of Deputy Chief D'Adamo, used physical force against both [redacted] and [redacted] during their arrests (Allegations C & D: Force, [redacted]), an officer allegedly damaged [redacted]s property (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]), and Assistant Chief Stephen Hughes of Patrol Borough Manhattan South interfered with [redacted]s use of a recording device (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). After [redacted] was arrested, an officer used physical force against him (Allegation G: Force, [redacted]). On a prisoner transport bus, PO Carlos Bello of the 106th Precinct allegedly spoke and acted discourteously towards [redacted] (Allegations H & I: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 30, 2020
Received: April 29, 2021
Closed: September 9, 2024
Last Updated: August 22, 2024

Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 9th Precinct Manhattan

Witness Officers: Michael Avelin, Edward Caceres, Gerard Dowling, Erik Fischer, Leonel Giron, Erik Green, Steven Holguin, Richard Kaplan
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected