Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'SRAD Closure': Strategic Resource Allocation Determination - due to citywide budget cuts, CCRB is no longer able to fully investigate certain cases within its jurisdiction and suspended investigating some types of complaints.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 3 known lawsuits, $157,001 total settlements.
Alston, Kevin, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 158077/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, October 8, 2021, ended January 28, 2026
$67,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 24, 2019 at approximately 6:00 p.m., Plaintiffs were walking in the area of Lexington Avenue between East 109th Street and East 110th Street. At that time, numerous NYPD Officers, in both plain clothes and in uniform, including, upon information and belief, defendants Elliott and Casianohidalgo, converged upon Plaintiffs and began asking them questions about a fight. Plaintiffs informed them they had no information to provide on the subject. instead of letting plaintiffs go about their day, the defendant officers physically accosted plaintiffs. Plaintiff Alston was thrown to the ground by one or more officers, and Plaintiff Peterson was thrown against a metal fence by one or more officers.
Plainti...
Toure, Abass vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV04310,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 10, 2020, ended October 21, 2021
$87,501 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 4, 2019, plaintiff's brother, who is paralyzed from the waist down and wheelchair-bound, was being roughly and physically searched by defendant P.O. Zalewski and other P.O.s. Upon arriving at the scene of his handcuffed brother, plaintiff asked the P.O.s why they were arresting him. Despite complying with the P.O.s' orders, plaintiff was pushed by defendant P.O. Aiello. Plaintiff attempted to walk away but defendant P.O.s Elliott and Aiello continued to follow and push plaintiff. Defendant P.O. Wang ordered his officers to handcuff plaintiff. Several P.O.s surrounded, physically restrained, and repeatedly punched plaintiff. While plaintiff was on the ground, P.O. Zalewski forcefully stomped on the ba...
Bryant, Joel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV10529,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 19, 2018, ended December 15, 2019
$2,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 15, 2018, plaintiff was traveling in a taxi with three friends. P.O.s Sheldon P. Elliott, Michael J. Laborde, Daryl L. Melhado, Ivonne Ramirez, Sergeant Ghibaudi, and two unnamed officers pulled over the taxi with their weapons drawn, forcibly removed plaintiff from the car, and arrested plaintiff without cause. The officers tightly handcuffed plaintiff with his hands placed behind his back. The officers forcibly placed plaintiff inside their police vehicle and transported him to the 23rd Precinct, where he was interrogated and had DNA unlawfully collected from him. At the precinct, the officers placed plaintiff inside a cell, handcuffed him to a pole, and seized his phone without providing any vo...
