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.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Case: 2022-26370
Closed: 5/3/2023
Case Details:
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Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department.
Recommendation: Command Discipline - A
Case: 2022-26371
Closed: 2/27/2023
Case Details:
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Failed to activate their body worn camera.
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Failed to make required entries in Department logs.
Recommendation: Other
Case: 2022-25189
Closed: 2/23/2023
Case Details:
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Failed to make required entries in Department logs.
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Failed to prepare required reports.
Recommendation: Other
Case: 2022-27081
Closed: 1/23/2023
Case Details:
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Violated patrol rules.
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Wrongfully frisked an individual.
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Wrongfully questioned an individual.
Penalty: A - Command Discipline, vacation days (1 day)
Recommendation: Command Discipline - B
Named in 4 known lawsuits, $54,001 total settlements.
Williams, Qwali vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 533153/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 13, 2023
Nixon, Shameik vs City of New York
Case # 21CV05900,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 20, 2022, ended April 27, 2023
$54,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 5, 2020, the plaintiff was at a memorial service when NYPD Officers ordered plaintiff to go home in accordance to the emergency curfew. Plaintiff was complying with the order, but NYPD officers who were carrying batons and wearing riot gear attacked him while he was walking home. They hit him with a barricade and piled on top of him, including forcefully placing knees on his back. The officers handcuffed him too tightly, put him in the police van and continued to lift his arms causing him pain, and brought him to the precinct, falsely arresting him. Officers unnecessarily removed his socks and shoes and left him handcuffed in a cell for several hours before removing the cuffs. Plaintiff was detained for...
Williams, Kureem vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 510702/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 19, 2022
Rivas, John vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 21CV06644,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 1, 2021, ended April 28, 2022
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On February 15, 2019, Plaintiff was lawfully in his apartment when police officers entered his apartment without a search warrant or consent and proceeded to falsely arrest Plaintiff and assaulted him during the arrest. This assault resulted in Plaintiff sustaining cuts and bruises to his face and body which required treatment at a hospital upon his release from custody a few days later, which resulted in a laceration to his head. Plaintiff was processed and taken to Central Booking but was released from Central Booking without any criminal charges being brought against him, as the district attorney’s office declined to prosecute Plaintiff.
Note: Plaintiff uses words such as "assault" and "excessive force", b...