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.
'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.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $55,000 total settlements.
Green, Leonard vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 516560/2016,
Supreme Court - Kings, September 27, 2016, ended May 13, 2021
Administrative Closing
Complaint
Description: On July 16, 2015, Plaintiff Leonard Green was approached, assaulted, battered, and detained by Defendants Clarke and Evelyn while visiting his mother at New York Community Hospital.
Rozenberg, Ida Obo Minor Son R.,g., et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV01461,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 4, 2013, ended November 5, 2013
$55,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 6, 2012, Plaintiff GR (5 years old) was having some difficulties at school so his family was called to help calm him. GR's grandmother arrived and saw NYPD Officers pulling, grabbing, and dragging GR with unnecessary force. GR's grandmother approached in order to calm GR but was propelled down the stairs by an NYPD Officer and handcuffed. GR's mother and grandmother urged the school to release GR into their custody but were refused by NYPD Officers who insisted on forcibly taking him to a hospital. GR's great grandmother entered the ambulance to accompany GR but was propelled out of the vehicle by an NYPD Officer, causing her to fall to the pavement with a broken rib. None of the Plaintiffs committed o...