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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 5 known lawsuits, $154,750 total settlements.
Cruz, Kevin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020562/2016E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 19, 2016, ended October 11, 2018
$4,750 Settlement
Troncoso, Justin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023972/2015E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 21, 2015, ended February 16, 2016
$90,000 Settlement
Complaint
James, John vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00607,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 12, 2015, ended September 8, 2015
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 7, 2013, Plaintiff, who is African American, was across the street from his step-mother's residence in the Bronx sitting in the driver's seat of a car belonging to Plaintiff's acquaintance, when four plainclothes John Does NYPD officers approached the car. The NYPD records of the incident are incomplete and offer conflicting information as to the officers' identities, but Plaintiff believed the four officers were the following (or possibly some of these officers plus other unknown John Doe officers): (1) Police Officer or Sergeant "FNU" [First Name Unknown] Smith, (2) Police Officer Edward Ehrenkranz (listed as Plaintiff's arresting officer on the NYPD's voided arrest report), (3) Police Officer Ca...
Lhabaik, Kazeem vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020574/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 3, 2015, ended May 10, 2016
$25,000 Settlement
Dickerson, Tiphani vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 300365/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 26, 2015, ended September 20, 2017
$20,000 Settlement