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.
'Substantiated': The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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 3 known lawsuits, $102,501 total settlements.
Capellan, Sandra, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV00867,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 25, 2020, ended May 9, 2022
$100,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 29, 2019, approximately 10 police officers, all in plain clothes, broke through the front door of one of the plaintiff's 3-story home, without first knocking, with their firearms drawn and pointed at plaintiffs. All of the plaintiffs were naked or semi-naked, partially undressed or in nightclothes, and most were asleep at the time of the break-in. One plaintiff was kept on the floor and an officer had a knee on his back, and the officers forced all the other plaintiffs to the ground floor of the house. Plaintiffs were all handcuffed except for one elderly woman. No arrests were made, and the officers admitted to plaintiffs that the target of the raid was not any of the occupants of the house bur r...
Ford, Robert vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV02046,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 9, 2016, ended March 22, 2017
$2,501 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was at his girlfriend's apartment when Defendant Officers rushed in, struck plaintiff in the head with a shield, dragged him to the living room, and handcuffed him. The Defendant Officers searched the home for hours looking for guns but did not recover any. They strip searched Plaintiff in his bathroom and then arrested him and took him to the precinct. Plaintiff was charged with a knife recovered from the kitchen drawer in the apartment, small bag of marijuana found inside the couch, and violating an order of protection that had ever existed. A grand jury voted to dismiss all the charges
Holley v. City of New York et al
Case # 12CV02410,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation