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

To honor the 40th anniversary celebration, in June 2009, of the Stonewall Riots, 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 5: Against People (Wolfgang Podolski)

Officer Andrew Scheu charged that Podolski, a "Waiter" or "Writer," did assault the officer and resist arrest "in that he did strike the officer with rolled newspaper causing him to fall to ground fracturing wrist."

Transcription of Report 5:

Complaint Report
Date and Time Reported 11:00am 6/28/69
Pct. 6
U.F. 61 No. 6827
Date and Time of Occurrence 3:00am 6/28/69
Post 777
C.C.D. No. 441268
Place of Occurrence 53 Christopher St Inside [checked]
Pct. Of Arresst 6
Arrest Nos. 1593
Type of Premises Club
Crime or Offense (if any) Fel Assault
Desk Officer’s Signature [unclear]
Details as Reported by Complainant and/or Initial Investigating Officer.
Defendant did strike arresting officer in the left eye with a rolled up newspaper causing officer to fall to ground sustaing [sic] a fractured left wrist
Officer Scheu 25892 6th
DESCRIPTION OF PERSONS WANTED, PERSONS ARESTED—See Appendix G of R. & P.
WOLFGANG PODOLSKI