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, $108,500 total settlements.
Ferenczi, Coleen vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV03352,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 13, 2018, ended July 29, 2020
$31,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was present at her home when NYPD officers, without probable cause, entered her residence and unlawfully detained, arrested, imprisoned, handcuffed, frisked and physically searched her. No illegal items or contrabands were found. Plaintiff was subsequently arrested and charged with assault in the third degree.
Jackson, Derek, et al. vs P.O. Walters, Matthew, et al.
Case # 13CV00492,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 27, 2013, ended April 8, 2014
$77,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 26, 2012, Plaintiffs stayed at their grandmother’s apartment. Defendants forced their way into the above apartment with guns drawn. Defendants threw Plaintiff Derek Jackson up against a wall and onto the floor. Defendants put a gun to Plaintiff Darcell Purdie’s face. As Plaintiff D.G. began crying, Defendants, with their guns drawn, ordered Plaintiff D.G. to stand up and go out into the hallway. When Plaintiff D.G. tried to explain that she and Plaintiffs were in their grandmother’s apartment, Defendants screamed in her face that she was lying. Without probable cause or reasonable suspicion, Defendants searched, handcuffed, and arrested Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs were eventually taken to the 77th Precinct. ...
