Conclusion Meanings:
'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.
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Silva, Cristobalina as Mng of E.,j., et al. vs Police Officer Guzman, Gerard, et al.
Case # 14CV05252,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 27, 2015, ended November 10, 2015
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 11, 2014 at approximately 8:30am, plaintiffs' school-aged children were lawfully inside a subway station at Ft. Hamilton Parkway and New Utrecht Ave. in Brooklyn, NY. Defendant police officer Guzman approached the children and asked what they were doing. The children said they were going to school. Defendant Guzman ordered the children to leave the station; he then began pushing and shoving one of the children, D.G., and called him "stupid". When the other child, J.E., asked why the defendant was pushing D.G., defendant Guzman violently pushed J.E. to the ground. J.E. was frightened so he began calling 911. Defendant Guzman screamed at J.E. and ordered her to hang up the phone and threatened to a...