Stonewall Riot Police Reports, June 1969, by Jonathan Ned Katz

To honor the 40th anniversary celebration of the Stonewall Riots in June 2009, OutHistory for the first time published nine pages of New York City Police Department records created early on the morning of the rebellion’s starting date, June 28, 1969. These were obtained by Jonathan Ned Katz via a New York Freedom of Information Law request. In June 2019, Tim Fitzsimmons, a reporter for NBC News, published one completely new and other old but differently redacted documents based on a FOIL request for Stonewall police reports. They are all republished here.

Report 7: Against People (Thomas Staton)

Officer Gail Lynch, of the 5th Precinct, charged that Thomas Staton interfered with an officer making an arrest “by throwing assorted objects [and] while with others did become very loud and refused to comply.”

Staton has not earlier been named and documented as a rebellion participant, and Lynch has not earlier been named as one of the women police officers at the scene.

Transcription of Report 7:

Complaint Report
Complainant's Surname First Name Telephone No. People
Date and Time Reported: 1100am 6/28/69
Pct. 6
U.F. 61 No. 6826
Day, Date and Time of Occurrence 3:00am 6/28/69
C.C.D. No. 44126 [?]
Place of Occurrence, 53 Christopher St Inside [checked]
Pct. of Arrest 6
Arrest No. 1492
Crime or Offense (if any) 205.30 240.20-1&7 195.05 240.25
Details as Reported by Complainant and/or Initial Investigating Officer. Defendant listed below did interfere with officer making lawfull [sic] arrest by throwing assorted objects while with others did become very loud and refused to comply. Plov.[?] Gail Lynch 423 5th Pct.
DESCRIPTION OF PERSONS WATNED, PERSONS ARRESTED-See Appendix G of R. & P. Thomas Staton