Brian J. Higgins

Badge #7655, White Male
Former Detective Specialist at Emergency Services Unit
Also served at Specialized Training Section, Military and Extended Leave Desk, Patrol Borough Bronx AC
Service started July 2002, ended August 2023, Tax #931732

Lawsuit settlements:
$25,003   Mcclain, Kamiesha, et al. vs City of New York, et al., 2018 SDNY SDNY 18CV11836
$10,000   Perez, Michael vs City of New York, et al., 2013 SDNY SDNY 13CV03682
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Complaints

1 Complaint
2 Allegations
0 Substantiated
2 Exonerated

Complaint #201009934, July 2010
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
Complainant: White Male, 44
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: White Male, 44
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #201009934, July 2010
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Gun Pointed White Male, 44 Exonerated
Force: Physical force White Male, 44 Exonerated
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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.

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Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits, $35,003 total settlements.

Mcclain, Kamiesha, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV11836, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 19, 2018, ended February 25, 2020
$25,003 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 12, 2016 at approximately 6am, Ms. McClain was getting ready for work in her apartment when as many as twenty NYPD Officer John Does* (all male) broke down her door and raided her apartment. They had a warrant based on a tip from a confidential informant that crack cocaine had been sold by Ms. McClain's brother in the apartment. Ms. McClain's brother did not live in the apartment, nor did he ever live there or have keys, and only visited every few weeks. Ms. McClain, wearing only undergarments at the time, was pushed into a chair and handcuffed with excessive tightness. Her mother and six-year-old son were in another part of the apartment, told to "get the fuck down on the floor" at gunpoint, and Ms....

Perez, Michael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV03682, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 9, 2013, ended June 23, 2014
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint