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.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $10,000 total settlements.
Batista, Keven vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV08463,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 3, 2016, ended September 28, 2017
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: The plaintiff and his friend were walking down the street when an unmarked police vehicle stopped near them and the defendant officers in plain clothes jumped out of the car and pointed guns at the plaintiff and his friend. The plaintiff was thrown against a fence, struck on the head, beat, handcuffed, and searched. The plaintiff was taken to the 25th Precinct and then given a summons for disorderly conduct and permitted to leave.
Alvarez v. City of New York et al.
Case # 11CV05464,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, 2011
Pending
First Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was attending a block party when Plaintiff became engaged in an altercation. His opponent pulled out a firearm and shot him. Defendant Officers Brightman, Cozart, Kerrigan, and Tedeschi pointed their guns at plaintiff and fired 46 rounds into him and others present at the party. Plaintiff had sustained 27 bullet wounds. Defendant officer Terpos then handcuffed plaintiff and transported him to Harlem Hospital. In a second incident, on August 9, 2010, Police searched the residence of the plaintiff's family. Officers Hull and Gibbons alongside others seized $87,000 from the residence. After hospitalization, plaintiff was charged with attempted murder of a police officer. Plaintiff was sent to the 33rd pr...