A new report says nearly 150 New York City police officers committed misconduct, including using excessive force, while responding to the 2020 protests over the killing of George Floyd.
FILE - A protester is arrested on New York's Fifth Avenue by NYPD officers during a march on June 4, 2020, following the death of George Floyd. According to a report released Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, by a civilian review board, nearly 150 New York City police officers committed misconduct, including using excessive force, while responding to the 2020 protests over Floyd's killing.
Investigations into more than 600 complaints about police conduct during the protests had to be closed because officers could not be identified. In many cases that was because police purposely wore mourning bands over their badges or refused to provide their names, or because the department failed to track where officers were deployed,The board received 321 complaints during the protests that were determined to be within its jurisdiction and 226 were investigated.
The panel substantiated 269 allegations of misconduct against 146 officers, including 140 allegations of excessive force and 72 claims of abuse of authority, including officers refusing to provide their names or obstructing their badges. The allegations that were sustained included 34 for improperly striking people with batons and 28 for improperly using pepper spray.
The agency also said the 226 complaints reviewed by the board contained 1,800 allegations, and only 15% of those were substantiated. The number of officers found to have committed misconduct was only a fraction of the more than 20,000 on duty daily at the height of the protests. Some demonstrators were looting, setting fires and destroying property, the department noted.
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