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.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $282,501 total settlements.
Toure, Abass vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV04310,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 10, 2020, ended October 21, 2021
$87,501 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 4, 2019, plaintiff's brother, who is paralyzed from the waist down and wheelchair-bound, was being roughly and physically searched by defendant P.O. Zalewski and other P.O.s. Upon arriving at the scene of his handcuffed brother, plaintiff asked the P.O.s why they were arresting him. Despite complying with the P.O.s' orders, plaintiff was pushed by defendant P.O. Aiello. Plaintiff attempted to walk away but defendant P.O.s Elliott and Aiello continued to follow and push plaintiff. Defendant P.O. Wang ordered his officers to handcuff plaintiff. Several P.O.s surrounded, physically restrained, and repeatedly punched plaintiff. While plaintiff was on the ground, P.O. Zalewski forcefully stomped on the ba...
Prince, Michael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV01935,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 13, 2020, ended March 28, 2022
$195,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 22, 2019, one of P.O.s Henry Gregorek, Andrew McKeon, Daniel Traylor, or Duke Tortorici came into a pizza store where plaintiff was ordering food and accosted plaintiff. The officer asked plaintiff why he was smoking in the store, and plaintiff denied that he was. The officer said to step outside, and plaintiff voiced objection. Then the officer began pulling on plaintiff when he stepped outside the store and continued pulling on plaintiff in the middle of the street. A patrol car drove up and other officers grabbed plaintiff, roughly threw him on the floor, and rear cuffed him, with his left shoulder internally deranged. They arrested plaintiff without probable cause. The officers all had body ca...