Cesar Brenes

Badge #5639, Hispanic Male
Former Detective Grade 2 at Narcotics Borough Staten Island
Service started October 1990, ended October 2015, Tax #913611

Lawsuit settlements:
$22,503   Stewart, Ameir, et al. vs City of New York, et al., 2014 EDNY EDNY 14CV02854
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Complaints

3 Complaints
4 Allegations
0 Substantiated
2 Exonerated
2 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201304963, May 2013
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 20
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #201004990, April 2010
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 20
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #9700766, February 1997
Allegation: Force: Push/Shove
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Force: Punch/Kick
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #201304963, May 2013
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Male, 20 Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details
Complaint #201004990, April 2010
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Male, 20 Exonerated
additional details
Complaint #9700766, February 1997
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force: Push/Shove Unsubstantiated
Force: Punch/Kick Exonerated
additional details

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.
'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.


Lawsuits

Stewart, Ameir, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV02854, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 15, 2014, ended September 20, 2016
$22,503 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 29, 2013, the Defendant officers violently invaded the Plaintiffs’ home in Richmond County, NY, and falsely arrested each of them. Defendant officers awoke Plaintiff Stewart with a chokehold and headlock, forcefully grabbed him by the back of his neck, and repeatedly struck and punched Plaintiff Stewart in the jaw, face and body without cause or provocation. Defendant Officers applied handcuffs too tightly, causing Plaintiff Stewart pain in his hands and wrists. Defendant Officers were observed proceeding from various other locations around the Plaintiffs’ house into Plaintiff Stewart’s room to strike him multiple times each, with no apparent law enforcement purpose. Plaintiffs were transported to the 12...