NYPD Confirms Protester Was Arrested Using Unmarked Van in Manhattan

A protester was arrested Tuesday during a protest in Manhattan, and placed in an unmarked van.

An NYPD police officer wears a Blue Line face mask indicating support for law enforcement in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 25, 2020. Lloyd Mitchell/Reuters

A protester was arrested Tuesday during a protest in Manhattan and placed in an unmarked van, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has confirmed.

Video footage of the incident, which was widely circulated on social media, showed the moment a group of plainclothes officers wrestled the 18-year-old Nikki Stone to the pavement, and pushed her into the unmarked gray minivan.