Conclusion Meanings:
'SRAD Closure': Strategic Resource Allocation Determination - due to citywide budget cuts, CCRB is no longer able to fully investigate certain cases within its jurisdiction and suspended investigating some types of complaints.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
Further details on conclusions.
Veras, Germaine vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 153544/2023,
Supreme Court - New York, April 18, 2023, ended June 9, 2026
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 10, 2022, at approximately 11:50 a.m., in the vicinity of the building located at 4091 Broadway, New York, New York, Plaintiff Germaine Veras was illegally targeted, because of his race, religion, national origin or other improper characteristic for adverse police action, by Defendants, Police Officer Joel Medina and several unnamed NYPD officers. Plaintiff had just been assaulted by a man with a handgun who struck Plaintiff in the head causing a readily apparent bleeding laceration to Plaintiff’s head when Defendants, approached, grabbed, searched, seized and arrested Plaintiff.
Plaintiff was not committing and criminal acts, had just been the victim of a violent assault, and did not exhibit any indi...