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.
'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 7 known lawsuits, $54,501 total settlements.
Fortner, Avery vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 524737/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 4, 2019, ended August 27, 2020
Zero Disposition
Stroman, Aaron vs Police Officer Cuoco, Tony, Shield No. 17359, et al.
Case # 500560/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 5, 2019
Ford, Christopher vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 525100/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 24, 2018
Zeigler, Terrence vs New York Police Commissioner, Bratton, William, et al.
Case # 17CV04639,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 6, 2018, ended March 12, 2019
Zero Disposition
Complaint,
Docket Report
Description: Between August 5th and 12th in 2016 around 10:45 PM, Plaintiff was eating dinner with his wife and two year old son when the six Defendants NYPD Officers banged on the door and broke it down. They had a warrant to arrest another individual in the building who lived three flights above the family. Plaintiff was unlawfully arrested in front of his family for the violation of driving without a license, which was stated to have inflicted emotional distress on the whole family for the unlawful entry and arrest.
Miranda, Wendy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV04933,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 22, 2016, ended July 21, 2017
$37,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 15, 2015, plaintiff was lawfully participating in the filming of a music video. A large number of officers arrived on the scene, and many indviduals ran, discarding contraband and weapons. Officers recovered a gun from under plaintiff's parked car, but she was nowhere near her car and officers knew that. Yet, officers still arrested her and placed handcuffs are her more tighly and violently than was necessary or proper. She repeatedly told them it was too tight, but officers refused to remove. The handcuffs causes her bruises and scrapes and pain moving her wrist for two weeks. Plaintiff was taken to the precinct and interrogated for 10 hours without being read her Miranda rights. She was held for 22 hou...
Jones, Deshawn vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 511605/2016,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 11, 2016
Anderson, Elijah vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00150,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 14, 2016, ended February 9, 2017
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant officers approached Plaintiff while he was outside his residence, asked him is he knew someone that lived with Plaintiff. Officers made Plaintiff take them to his apartment, forcibly entered it, searched it, and arrested Plaintiff and the other individual. Plaintiff was taken to the 75th precinct and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, which was ACD'd. Officers then obtained a warrant and seized property inside Plaintiffs apartment.