Named in 5 known lawsuits, $42,000 total settlements.
Jones, Shakeba vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 519261/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 9, 2019, ended November 30, 2020
$7,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about April 18, 2017, Shakeba Jones was arrested in Brooklyn by officers from the Narcotics Borough Brooklyn North, including Detectives Samuel Lallava and Edward Najarro. The officers, acting without a warrant or probable cause, forcibly detained and handcuffed Jones. She was then transported to the 75th Precinct, where she was subjected to a strip search. The officers involved falsely reported to the District Attorney that Jones had committed various crimes, resulting in her prosecution. However, all charges were dismissed in her favor on July 17, 2017. As a result of the arrest, Jones suffered both physical injuries, including wrist marks from excessively tight handcuffs, and emotional distress.
Rodriguez, Flor vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV04835,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 1, 2017, ended March 16, 2018
$19,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff outside his home and arrested him for Criminal Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm and Aggravated Unlicensed operation of a Vehicle. The charges were later dismissed
Johnson, Joan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV03295,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 27, 2016, ended May 10, 2017
$5,000 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers forcibly entered Plaintiff's home, searched her apartment, and arrested her. Plaintiff was driven around for hours, denied medical attention, and then brought to a local precinct where she was given a DAT for Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th degree and Use of drug paraphernalia in the 2nd Degree. The DA Declined to prosecute the charges.
Walker, Jordan, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV05879,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 14, 2015, ended March 23, 2016
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff were in a vehicle pulled over by the road because they were lost. Approached by the officers and asked to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was searched including the trunk were an air rifle was found. They were arrested and brought to a precinct. DA declined to prosecute all but one of the plaintiffs who received an ACD.
Simon, Dennis vs Brooklyn Narcotics Division, et al.
Case # 13CV06545,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 13, 2013, ended August 7, 2014
$11,000 Settlement