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.
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Named in 2 known lawsuits.
Fernandez, Jornalist Pena vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 812130/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 21, 2021
Brown, Rodney vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020752/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 31, 2020
Complaint
Description: On February 18, 2019, Plaintiff Brown had stopped in a convenience store to purchase an iced tea while his clothes were being washed at the laundromat. While talking to the store owner about some police officers who had entered the store previously, those Police officers reentered the store and confronted Brown. Officer Randy Dominguez and two other officers demanded Plaintiff Brown put his arms behind his back and arrested him for having an open container of alcohol, even though at no point did Plaintiff Brown have an open container or violate any other law. There was no probable cause or reasonable suspicion of Plaintiff Brown. He was placed into excessively tight handcuffs and taken to the precinct, where a ...