Richard S. Taylor

Richard S. Taylor

Richard S. Taylor
Deputy Chief at Criminal Justice Bureau since May 2026
Service started July 2005, made $275,000 last year, Tax #939561
White Male

Discipline Cases:

Case: 2014-11203
Closed: 4/2/2014

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Lawsuit Settlements:
$200,000   Ahmed, Ishtiaq vs City of Ny, et al., 2022 SDNY SDNY 22CV08007
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Complaints

2 Complaints
2 Allegations
0 Substantiated
1 Complainant Uncooperative
1 SRAD Closure

Complaint #202605399, June 2026
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
Complainant: Male, 21-24
CCRB Conclusion: SRAD Closure
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Complaint #200707128, May 2007
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
Complainant: Male
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #202605399, June 2026
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Action Male, 21-24 SRAD Closure
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Complaint #200707128, May 2007
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Offensive Language: Race Male Complainant Uncooperative
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Conclusion Meanings:

'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.

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Discipline

Case: 2014-11203
Closed: 4/2/2014
Case Details:
  1. Guilty: Did wrongfully make computer inquiries unrelated to the official business of the Department on a Department computer.
  2. Guilty: Failed to identify himself as a member of the Department to an on-duty Police Officer during an off-duty incident.
Penalty: Vacation days (10 days)


Lawsuits

Ahmed, Ishtiaq vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 22CV08007, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 4, 2022, ended December 19, 2024
$200,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2021, Plaintiff Ishtiaq Ahmed was working as a volunteer at Makki Masjid mosque when NYPD officers Richard Taylor and Natasha Moseley-Jones attempted to enter the first floor prayer room along with four other individuals who had previously identified themselves as "police informants" to the community. Among those individuals was Mr. Adil Khan. Attempting to comply with Covid-19 restrictions, Plaintiff and other volunteers requested that only Officer Taylor and two of the civilians enter, and that the rest use the second-floor prayer room. Officer Moseley-Jones called Plaintiff after the prayer service and asked to meet with him outside, where she questioned why he did not permit the full group to ent...