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 2 known lawsuits, $25,000 total settlements.
Kanderskaya, Irina vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06086,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 11, 2013, ended April 9, 2014
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On July 9, 2012, Plaintiff arrived to a police precinct and defendant Detective Pereira told Plaintiff that her husband called the police to make a statement. Her husband said that Plaintiff said that if he tried to divorce her, she would kill him. Plaintiff denied making such a statement, showed texts that described that she was in fact leaving her husband because of his emotional abuse, and explained that his statement was in retaliation to her leaving. Plaintiff provided witnesses to corroborate her story, but Detective Pereira failed to conduct a meaningful investigation with them and instead arrested Plaintiff without probable cause. Plaintiff was incarcerated for 33 hours, and her criminal case was dismis...
Best v. The City of New York
Case # 05CV00971,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$25,000 Settlement
First Amended Complaint
Description: Officers, acting in concert, used excessive force and covered it up with a resisting arrest charge. Devine made false statements to DA. "The officers responded to the verbal dispute by subjecting plaintiff to excessive force and to assault and battery. The officers, acting in concert, grabbed plaintiff by her hair, struck plaintiff in the head with a police radio, jumped on plaintiff, twisted plaintiff's limbs, kicked and struck plaintiff, and dragged plaintiff down several steps. The officers then took plaintiff outside, lifted her off the ground, and threw her onto the trunk of a police car. Thereafter, the officers took a hard object and shoved it into plaintiff's anal and genital area. The officers also spr...