Donald L. Abrams

Badge #85, White Male
Former Sergeant Special Assignment at Emergency Services Unit
Also served at 113th Precinct, 47th Precinct
Service started August 1998, ended May 2022, Tax #921890

Substantiated Allegations:
Force: Physical force
Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search

Lawsuit Settlements:
$30,000   Patterson, James A., et Al vs City of New York, et al., 2020 EDNY EDNY 20CV03972
$200,000   Mcalmont, Rawle vs City of New York et al., 2019 KCSC KCSC 501552/2019
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Complaints

12 Complaints
22 Allegations
2 Substantiated
2 Substantiated (Charges)
3 Complainant Uncooperative
8 Exonerated
1 Unfounded
8 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #202008345, December 2020
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #201700815, January 2017
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Black Male, 70
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
Complainant: Black Male, 70
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #200615172, October 2006
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
Complainant: Black Male, 24
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 24
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #200608014, June 2006
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
Complainant: Black Male, 32
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
Complainant: Black Male, 32
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
Complainant: Black Male, 32
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Penalty: Instructions
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #200600941, January 2006
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
Complainant: Male
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #200501478, November 2004
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
Complainant: White Male, 21
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
Complainant: White Male, 21
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: White Male, 21
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: White Male, 21
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
Complainant: White Male, 21
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #200307711, August 2003
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Black Male, 36
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #200305423, March 2003
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 23
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #200301285, February 2003
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 21
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details

Complaint #200201666, March 2002
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
Complainant: Black Female, 41
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #200007493, October 2000
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
Complainant: Black Male, 43
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #200003880, May 2000
Allegation: Offensive Language: Ethnicity
Complainant: Black Male, 23
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
Complainant: Black Male, 23
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #202008345, December 2020
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Male, 21-24 Exonerated
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Complaint #201700815, January 2017
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Black Male, 70 Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Black Male, 70 Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details
Complaint #200615172, October 2006
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Black Male, 24 Unsubstantiated
Force: Physical force Black Male, 24 Exonerated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #200608014, June 2006
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Black Male, 32 Substantiated (Charges)
Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Black Male, 32 Exonerated
Abuse of Authority: Frisk Black Male, 32 Exonerated
Penalty: Instructions
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details
Complaint #200600941, January 2006
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Male Complainant Uncooperative
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details
Complaint #200501478, November 2004
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop White Male, 21 Exonerated
Abuse of Authority: Frisk White Male, 21 Exonerated
Force: Physical force White Male, 21 Unfounded
Discourtesy: Word White Male, 21 Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons White Male, 21 Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details
Complaint #200307711, August 2003
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Black Male, 36 Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details
Complaint #200305423, March 2003
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Male, 23 Exonerated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details
Complaint #200301285, February 2003
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Male, 21 Substantiated (Charges)
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details
Complaint #200201666, March 2002
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Black Female, 41 Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details
Complaint #200007493, October 2000
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Offensive Language: Race Black Male, 43 Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details
Complaint #200003880, May 2000
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Offensive Language: Ethnicity Black Male, 23 Complainant Uncooperative
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Black Male, 23 Complainant Uncooperative
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct 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' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Lawsuits

Named in 4 known lawsuits, $230,000 total settlements.

Patterson, James A., et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV03972, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 27, 2020, ended June 14, 2024
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 23, 2019, Defendant NYPD Officers executed a no-knock warrant by breaking down the front door of Plaintiff's home with a battering ram. Defendant Officers entered the home with guns drawn, entered Plaintiff's bedroom and pointed the guns at Plaintiffs and their children and ordered them to 'get down.' Defendant Officer pushed Plaintiff face down on the floor, tightly handcuffed him and forcibly removed him from the bedroom and put him into a police vehicle. Officers kept the gun pointed at Plaintiff's spouse who was in her underwear and their children. Plaintiff's spouse was searched including her scalp and hair bonnet and was not allowed to put on her clothes or to dress her children until after the sea...

Mcalmont, Rawle vs City of New York et al.
Case # 501552/2019, Supreme Court - Kings, January 30, 2019, ended October 5, 2020
$200,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about February 8, 2018, defendant POs, without a warrant, probable cause or reasonable suspicion, searched assaulted, battered and ultimately arrested defendant by using excessive physical force. Defendant POs then proceeded to knowingly file false charges against plaintiff.

Young, Tyrone, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV05552, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 5, 2018
Complaint
Description: Beginning on or about March 4, 2018, Plaintiffs including their two children were subject to numerous illegal unreasonable and unwarranted searches of their home conducted with excessive force by NYPD Officers. At about 6 a.m. on March 4, 2018, Defendants rammed down the door of Plaintiffs' home with rifles pointed with laser sights and yelling and searing at Plaintiffs to get on the floor. When Plaintiff asked for a warrant none was provided. Plaintiff's teenage child, a black boy, was placed in handcuffs. The officers pillaged the apartment for 45 minutes leaving it ransacked. One officer took a brass sword hanging from the wall saying he just liked it. Additional 911 calls have prompted Police officers to vi...

Conde, Miguel Administrator of The Estate of Mario Sanabria, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 024544/2018E, Supreme Court - Bronx, April 24, 2018

Other Documents

Brooklyn DA Disclosure Letter references additional CCRB complaint #200207319