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.
'OMB PEG Directive Closure': 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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.
Named in 5 known lawsuits, $166,000 total settlements.
Knight, Tahje vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 810019/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 29, 2023
Complaint
Description: For years, NYPD officers of the 40th Precinct and Public Service Area unlawfully targeted Plaintiff and attempted to prosecute Plaintiff without probable cause.
On, March 12, 2021, plaintiff Tahje Knight was lawfully in the vicinity of East 125th Street in the Bronx when he was unlawfully approached, frisked, arrested and detained by defendant officers James Weck, Eric Dym, Michael Visintin, Jayther Liriano, Michael Kontorovich, Jose Tejada, and Nestor Amarantepolanco. When defendant officers stopped and frisked plaintiff and obtained no contraband, instead of releasing plaintiff, plaintiff was cuffed and detained to search for evidence of a crime.
Plaintiff was then falsely charged by defendant officer We...
Daniels, Dante vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 808766/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 5, 2022, ended December 3, 2025
$100,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 13, 2021, at approximately 11:30 p.m., the plaintiff, was lawfully in the vicinity of the Forest Housing Project, when defendant PO Miglaccio, Amarantepolanco and Liriano and others were conducting an arrest of a person by the name of "Shawn" where many of the individuals present at the location were objecting to the excessive use of force by the defendants on Shawn , which resulted in the use of pepper spray/mace on a number of individuals present.
The defendant officers violently grabbed the plaintiff, threw him to the ground and jumped on him by several defendants. The officers then struck plaintiff in the head, body and limbs, causing injury. Officers placed their knees on the plaintiff's body a...
Meekins, Nikim vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 805550/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 27, 2021, ended October 4, 2021
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 8, 2020, Plaintiff was attending a vigil for his late brother. After he left the vigil to get more candles, Plaintiff was struck by an officer with a two-way radio. More officers surrounded him and were punching and wrenching his shoulders. Plaintiff was then handcuffed and placed into a car. Plaintiff was punched and slapped in police vehicle.Plaintiff was detained then admitted to a hospital due to his injuries sustained including a fractured wrist and a gash in his head. There were no charges filed against plaintiff.
Smith, Brandon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV09857,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 1, 2020, ended November 17, 2021
$3,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 29, 2018, NYPD officers including Nestor Amarante Polanco #16064, Arnulfo Luciano #23097, and Elvis Duran broke into plaintiff's apartment without a warrant and beat him. Plaintiff was tightly handcuffed and taken to the precinct, where he was held for 24 hours before being released without charges.
Tumma, Jaden vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032412/2020,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 23, 2020, ended September 28, 2022
$40,000 Settlement