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.
Salomon, Donald vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 150041/2020,
Supreme Court - New York, January 16, 2020
Complaint
Description: On January 10, 2019, plaintiff was entering the house of a friend's apartment, where he was met by defendant POs Pryce, Castellano, Rhymer and John and/or Jane Doe 1-10 who were inside the lobby with a number of children who were caught smoking. When plaintiff denied that he was trespassing, defendant POs violently attacked plaintiff using a baton and a taser and repeatedly punched him in the face. Subsequently, defendant POs knowingly provided false information to the District Attorney's Office, falsely accusing plaintiff of multiple crimes, including assault in the second degree. After his arrest, Plaintiff was detained for about two weeks at a hospital where he was treated for his injuries and at Central Boo...