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 5 known lawsuits, $73,451 total settlements.
Rodriguez, Angelina vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV03689,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 19, 2016, ended July 7, 2017
$4,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff's son was arrested by defendant officers for allegedly possessing and selling marijuana to UC 276. Officers went to Plaintiff's apartment and demanded she give them his cell phone. Since Plaintiff refused, defendant officers obtained and executed a search warrant at her apartment and locked her out. Officers refused to give the key back until she agreed to answer questions regarding her son's cell phone. The charges against her son were later dismissed.
Mckinley, Jeffrey vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00945,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 4, 2016, ended January 12, 2017
$38,751 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint,
Third Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was approached by UC 279 looking for a "fix" and Plaintiff told her he knew where she could find it and then went into a building, told her to wait at the bottom of the stairs, pretended to knock on a door and then ran away out the back door. Plaintiff was then tackled by other Defendant Officers. tightly handcuffed, brought to the 7th Precinct, denied medical care, and charged with 165.30(2), which he pled guilty to. On another incident, Defendant officers went to Plaintiff's home and arrested him on a erroneously issued warrant and then brought him to be held at Riker's Island. [LAS was involved in fixing the warrant and getting the plaintiff released.
Dawes, Durven vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV01303,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 17, 2016, ended April 16, 2019
$5,700 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was stopped by defendant officers and asked for drugs. Plaintiff said he didn't have any but was still searched, assaulted, and brought into custody where he was strip-searched. Defendant officers also confiscated Plaintiff's asthma medication resulting in him being hospitalized. Plaintiff was charged with (unspecified) crimes that were later dismissed by DA's motion.
Lhabaik, Kazeem vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020574/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 3, 2015, ended May 10, 2016
$25,000 Settlement
Edwin Gonzalez v. City of New York et al
Case # 160484/2015,
Supreme Court - New York