Roberto A. Richardson

Badge #7784, Hispanic Male
Former Detective Specialist at Emergency Services Unit
Service started January 2004, ended January 2024, Tax #934050

Lawsuit settlements:
$25,000   Burton, Eduardo vs City of New York, et al., 2019 EDNY EDNY 19CV06677
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Complaints

4 Complaints
6 Allegations
0 Substantiated
1 Complainant Unavailable
2 Exonerated
1 Unfounded
2 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #200905530, April 2009
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Black Female, 27
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200803388, February 2008
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 43
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200717787, December 2007
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
Complainant: Black Male, 47
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 47
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
Complainant: Black Male, 47
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #200613950, October 2006
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Unavailable
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Complaint #200905530, April 2009
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Black Female, 27 Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200803388, February 2008
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Male, 43 Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200717787, December 2007
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Stop Black Male, 47 Exonerated
Force: Physical force Black Male, 47 Unfounded
Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Black Male, 47 Exonerated
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Complaint #200613950, October 2006
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Complainant Unavailable
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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.

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Lawsuits

Burton, Eduardo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV06677, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 24, 2019, ended February 14, 2021
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 27, 2018, NYPD officers, including Stephen Daly, Matthew Vahey, Patrick Barry, Lenno Hendricks, Shawn Soler, Kenneth Paek, Daniel Keane, Dennis Mogelnicki, Eric Miller, and “John” Richardson, forcibly entered an apartment in which plaintiffs were staying. Officers entered the bedroom, pointed guns at plaintiffs, and handcuffed them. The officers were then joined by NYPD officers John Uske, Captain John Breslin, Sergeant David Cheesewright, Leonard Clarke, Andrew Kamna, Lawrende Hotaling, Kellan O’Neill, Gerard Fenton, and Christopher Griffith. Although the officers knew that plaintiffs did not reside at the apartment and that they were not the target of the search warrant, they continued plaintiffs'...