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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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.
'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.
Named in 3 known lawsuits, $125,000 total settlements.
Hill, Harold vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 157301/2023,
Supreme Court - New York, July 24, 2023
Complaint
Description: On May 15, 2022, Officers Maximilian Warner, Michael Delia, and others, targeted Plaintiff based on his Latino race while he was lawfully present in the vicinity of his apartment building. Defendants then approached, questioned, grabbed, seized, and arrested Plaintiff. Plaintiff exhibited no indication of criminal behavior. Defendants slammed Plaintiff to the ground, punched him in the head, and drove their knees into Plaintiff’s back. They then performed an illegal search on Plaintiff by rifling through his pockets and patting him down. Defendants then cuffed Plaintiff and when Plaintiff pled to loosen the handcuffs, Defendants intentionally squeezed the handcuffs into Plaintiff’s wrists. At no point did Plain...
Flournoy, Jason vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 150929/2023,
Supreme Court - New York, January 31, 2023, ended August 8, 2023
$125,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On 30 December 2021, plaintiff Jason Flournoy was arrested with no legal justification. He was intentionally and falsely accused of having committed a crime.
Letang, Terric vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV08144,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 14, 2013, ended February 2, 2015
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint
Description: On May 21, 2012, Plaintiff attempted to enter the elevator in his apartment building located in Harlem, when Defendant Officer Soto entered ahead of him, pushed back the Plaintiff, and told him to take the next elevator. Shortly after, Plaintiff went outside the obtain Defendants Officer Soto’s badge number and information and approached the officers’ vehicle where they entered into a verbal altercation in which Defendant Officer Williams tried to diffuse before both officers left the scene. While Plaintiff was on the phone making a report with NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau, Defendant Officers Soto and Williams returned to the scene, jumped out of the car, and angrily confronted Plaintiff before handcuffing him,...