Overview
- A violent arrest recorded inside BK Wine Depot in Boerum Hill on Tuesday around 4 p.m. showed two plainclothes detectives punching, kicking and dragging a man as bottles shattered and blood was visible on the floor.
- Following the video’s wide circulation Wednesday, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch placed the detectives on modified duty and removed their guns and shields while the Internal Affairs Bureau investigates.
- Police said the arrest grew out of a planned undercover narcotics operation, with detectives moving on someone who matched an associate’s description from a crack buy but who was later deemed not involved in the sale.
- The man received a desk appearance ticket for resisting arrest and obstruction, and the Brooklyn district attorney has now dropped the charge.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the force used as “extremely disturbing,” while police unions urged people to withhold judgment, a split that points to renewed scrutiny of street-level drug tactics that rely on rapid suspect identification.