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.
'SRAD Closure': Strategic Resource Allocation Determination - 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.
'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, $158,021 total settlements.
Scarlett, Kirk vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 035024/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 17, 2020, ended March 29, 2022
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 30, 2020, plaintiff was lawfully in his home and asleep when defendant police officers banged on his door and claimed that they had received a noise complaint. Plaintiff told the officers that he was making no noise at all, yet the officers broke the door and entered. The officers then sprayed pepper spray on plaintiff and then tased him in the back. In fear for his life, plaintiff fled to his bedroom, but the officers violently attacked, punched, and tased him many times more. Plaintiff was then handcuffed and arrested, bleeding on the ground. At no time did plaintiff commit any crime and no contraband was found in his residence. Plaintiff was then transported to the 47th precinct where he was process...
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurace Aso Benjamin, Halton vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 009956/2020,
Civil Court - Queens, July 28, 2020, ended February 16, 2022
$8,021 Settlement
Robinson, Richard vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 022580/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 25, 2020, ended December 12, 2022
$110,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 18, 2019, plaintiff was lawfully in his vehicle in the vicinity of 1356 Hicks Street, Bronx, when defendant police officers, without any probable or reasonable cause, stopped plaintiff and requested ID and registration. Plaintiff complied with the request, yet he was then pulled out of his vehicle by defendants, pushed against another car, and violently thrown to the ground. One of the officers used taser against plaintiff. Defendants then arrested plaintiff and detained him. Criminal charges were later made against plaintiff but were all dismissed in favor of him. As a result of the incident, plaintiff sustained severe physical and emotional injury.