Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Substantiated': The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Peterson, Casey vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV02391,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 21, 2014, ended August 8, 2014
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 19, 2023, Plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of a subway station when officers, including Officer Duran McLean, stopped Plaintiff. The officers falsely accused Plaintiff of unlawfully passing from one subway car to another. They placed Plaintiff under arrest and transported him to the precinct. At the precinct, the officers falsely informed the DA's office that they had observed Plaintiff unlawfully pass from one subway car to the next. Plaintiff's criminal case was eventually dismissed.