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.
'Substantiated': The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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 4 known lawsuits, $650,517 total settlements.
Rodriguez, Ernesto vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00744,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 4, 2016, ended October 15, 2018
$52,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff as he was entering his building, arrested him, took him to the 33rd precinct and told him he would be charged with disorderly conduct. Plaintiff was then charged with sale of a controlled substance relating to an incident that occurred two weeks prior. The charge was eventually dismissed on the DA's motion.
Bueno, Jeffrey vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV05513,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 16, 2015, ended February 18, 2016
$10,002 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant officers approached the plaintiff and friends and told them if they didn't produce identification they would be arrested. Plaintiff did not have ID and ran from defendant officers. Defendant officers chased, tackled and handcuffed plaintiff and placed him arrest. Plaintiff was physically assaulted in the police car. Plaintiff was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. All charges were dismissed.
Daniels, Lindsay vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV02251,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 3, 2015, ended August 5, 2016
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On March 27, 2012, while Plaintiff was lawfully present in front of her residence, Defendant Rivas exited his vehicle and approached Plaintiff without legal excuse or warning and illegally searched Plaintiff by putting his hands inside of her front pockets. Defendants Arico, Regan, Baboolal, and McGrath was observing and failed to intervene. Defendant Rivas applied handcuff to Plaintiff and arrested her. Plaintiff was then transported to the 33rd Precinct by Defendant Rivas and Defendant Arico or Regan. Plaintiff was held there for several hours before she was transferred to the Central Booking, where she was held for some additional hours.
About twenty-four hours after her arrest, Plaintiff was arraigned in ...
Alicea, Edmin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07073,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 31, 2013, ended August 11, 2016
$588,515 Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: On March 27, 2012, plaintiff was walking when Officers Alejandro Rivas, Paul Arico, Terrence McGrath, and Brendan Regan approached him. The officers choked plaintiff and struck him on his body with no justification. Officers then searched plaintiff despite no evidence of wrongdoing. They found no evidence of criminal activity. Officer Rivas then applied excessively tight handcuffs on plaintiff and arrested him. Officers Rivas, McGrath, Arico, and Regan continued to use force even after plaintiff was handcuffed by pushing him into the police vehicle and tightening his handcuffs even further and pulling his arms behind his back multiple times to injure his shoulders and wrists. He was transported to the precinct ...