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.
'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, $139,501 total settlements.
Barnes, Latisha vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV09305,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 7, 2015, ended March 27, 2017
$130,001 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was issued a summons for unreasonable noise, ordering her to appear in Bronx Criminal Court on April 6, 2011. Plaintiff was late to court, but when she did appear, the summons was dismissed and the matter should have been closed. Despite resolution of the summons, however, a bench warrant was issued for hers arrest. Between July 29, 2011 and June 4, 2015, Plaintiff was arrested at least eleven times based on the phantom warrant.
Castillo, Alexandra vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV03583,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 20, 2014, ended July 16, 2014
$9,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 1, 2011, Plaintiff was beginning a shift as a city lifeguard when an officer approached asking about marijuana use by other lifeguards. Defendant Officer Jerimiah Torres was among several officers who joined. When Plaintiff and other witnesses objected to another person’s arrest, Defendant Torres ordered the officers to take everyone to the station. Plaintiff was arrested, then taken to the Central Park Precinct. Plaintiff was ticketed for disorderly conduct and released a few hours later.