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.
'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, $228,000 total settlements.
Hunter, Matthew vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 723375/2023,
Supreme Court - Queens, November 3, 2023, ended December 19, 2024
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 30, 2022, Plaintiff was asleep in his home located in Queens. The defendants SOFIA HAMID, BRENDAN STORZ and other unknown police officers entered his home and without represented any threat for them , the Plaintiff was violently pushed towards the bedroom, forcefully hit his head against the wall which caused him to bleed and serious injuries. The defendants was then flipped onto the ground, was kneed about the neck and back, and prevented him from breathing; Finally, he was violently placed under arrest and forcefully dragged out of his home. The amount of force used in this arrest was completely unjustified considering that Plaintiff was unarmed, not a threat, did not possess any contraband, and...
Abdul-Aziz-Aziz, Rasheedah vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV03412,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 13, 2020, ended February 16, 2023
$33,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2020, when plaintiff was lawfully at her home with her boyfriend, NYPD car parked at their home and police officer Brendan Storz, police officer Sofia Hamid, police officer Michael Agunzo, and other police officers arrived and claimed they are responding to an alleged noise complaint. However, when plaintiff’s boyfriend went outside, the officers surrounded him, wrestled with him, beat him, and tazed him twice. Plaintiff confronted the officer about their brutal treatment of her boyfriend. The officers arrested both of them. The district attorney declined to prosecute the charges.
Lawson, Peter J. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV03218,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 23, 2020, ended November 17, 2021
$165,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2020, Plaintiff Peter Lawson was in his home when he noticed NYPD officers shining a light into his home and seemingly investigating. Concerned, he walked outside to ask the officers why they were there. Three officers (Officer Brendan Storz, Officer Sofia Hamid, and an unnamed officer) surrounded him, told him they were responding to a noise complaint, and started yelling at him and threatening him. When he tried to return to his house, the officers prevented him from doing so and began attacking him. They punched him, wrestled him to the ground, shot him twice with a taser, and pulled out a cluster of his dreadlocks. They handcuffed Mr. Lawson, took him to the 106th precinct, and then to the hospi...
